Participants from community organisations in Dubbo speak about what they got out of the training.
Benefolk Foundation delivered free mental health and trauma training for NFPs in flood-affected Central West NSW, co-funded by the Australian and NSW Governments via the NGO Flood Recovery Program.
The training will support community organisations, their staff and volunteers across New England, Western NSW, Murrumbidgee and Far West NSW, many of whom have been supporting recovery efforts since the 2023 floods, and are now also feeling the effects of being “accidental responders” and themselves experiencing trauma and burnout.
Face-to-face training was delivered in Glen Innes, Dubbo, Wagga Wagga, Griffith and Bathurst across May, June and August 2024. Online and self-paced sessions were also made available to ensure everyone in local NFPs can access training in their own time.