24/04/2026
πΏ On ANZAC Day, we remember those who served and the lives lost in war.
πΏ We also acknowledge what often goes unspoken; the lifelong impacts of trauma carried home by many veterans. Experiences of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, moral injury, and nervous system dysregulation donβt end when service does.
πΏ These impacts ripple outward. Families and partners can carry the weight too, with increased risks of distress, relationship strain, and in some cases, domestic and family violence.
πΏ Meaningful remembrance includes recognising that many veterans have not received the ongoing, attuned mental health support they deserve. Healing requires more than acknowledgement, it requires sustained care, funding, and accountability.
πΏ Today can also be a space to reflect on the present. Conflict continues across the world, and the psychological cost of war is still unfolding in real time, for individuals, families, and future generations.
πΏ We hold compassion for those who served, and for those living with the ongoing effects, while also holding space to question the systems and decisions that continue to create these wounds.
πΏ Remembrance, for us, includes a commitment to care, to truth, and to reducing harm, both now and into the future β€οΈβπ©Ή
