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Chronic Pain in our Defence & Veteran Personnel

Painaustralia partnered with Monash University to develop the research used in our submission. Read more here. 

Submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide & Media Release.

Submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide.

August 2022

This week Painaustralia lodged its submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide. Our submission shows that mental illness and chronic pain is a dangerous combination for our defence and veteran personnel, increasing the risk of suicidal behaviours. See our media release here and to read our submission click here.

 

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If your organisation cares about people in pain and wants to make a difference, please consider becoming a member of Painaustralia.

Our capacity to influence government policy and improve understanding and management of pain is directly related to the strength of our membership network. Your support could make all the difference.
 

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With one in five Australians living with pain it is likely that someone you know is directly affected. Painaustralia is the national peak body working to improve the quality of life of people living with pain, their families and carers, and to minimise the social and economic burden of pain.

Donations of more than $100 will be acknowledged in the Painaustralia Annual Review, unless you wish to remain anonymous. Note that all donations over $2 are tax deductible.

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