Living Alongside is a supportive and inclusive space for families navigating the challenges of supporting a loved one with a first responder workplace injury. Designed from lived experience our purpose is to provide connection, support, understanding and advocacy for those living alongside first responder mental health injury.
Our why
Living Alongside was born from lived experience —when our own families were impacted by first responder psychological injury, we found ourselves searching desperately for support that simply didn't exist.
We’re here to stand beside families and offer the support that we sorely needed —connection, understanding, and practical advice.
Our advocacy aims to raise awareness of the unique and complex experience that first responder psychological injury can have on their families and loved ones.
We seek to improve the wellbeing of these families through access to resources, whilst providing advice and partnership to reduce and eliminate the negative impact.
Supporting families
kids
Children of first responders can feel the effects of a parent’s workplace psychological injury in deep and lasting ways. Here, you’ll find information and tools to help them understand, cope, and build resilience.
partners
When your partner has a workplace psychological injury, it can change your life too. Here, you’ll find information and support focused on you — to help you understand what’s happening, care for yourself, and face the challenges ahead.
parents
When your adult "child" (even though they're all grown up) experiences a psychological injury due to their service, it can be deeply felt, challenge your perspective and the natural order of things. Here, you’ll find information and support just for parents — to help you make sense of what’s happening, protect your own wellbeing, and stay connected along the way.
Do you have a suggestion about supports or programs that could help our community? Do you have a question about Living Alongside? Maybe you have feedback on how we can improve our service? Or you might just want to say hi.
We would love to hear from you.
