Tony’s Trek

About this episode

Tony Pearce shares his journey of raising awareness for mental health in emergency services through various treks.

In this episode, I'm talking with Tony Pearce about Tony's Trek. Tony shares his inspiring journey of raising awareness for mental health in emergency services through daring treks, including walking from Melbourne to Brisbane, Everest Base Camp, and paddling the Murray River. Discover how community engagement, early intervention, and systemic change can improve mental health support for responders and their families.

People in this episode

Host: Renae Hanvin

Guest: Tony Pearce

Topics covered

• mental health
• emergency services
• community engagement
• systemic change
• awareness raising

Keywords

• mental health
• emergency services
• trekking
• community engagement
• systemic change

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Melbourne, Brisbane, Everest Base Camp, Murray River

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