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Soldiers complain that conditions, neglect during Melbourne coronavirus deployment took toll on mental health
Australian soldiers are accusing their hierarchy of not properly looking after their mental health during and after their deployment to Melbourne to help with the state’s COVID-19 response.
Key points:
- Soldier says rules confining Defence Force personnel to hotel rooms has negatively affected their mental health
- He says Defence members were not given post deployment mental health screening
- Defence says mental health support was provided and a survey is being carried out to determine follow up needs
A soldier has told the ABC he and colleagues were virtually confined to Melbourne hotel rooms for months, in between carrying out duties including accompanying ambulance crews to car crashes.
He said many have been deeply affected by the…
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