Monthly Archives: October 2021

Five little letters, one big word

Posted on October 24, 2021 by amandacomms1

Such things can happen in a moment but take months and even years to recover from. There is no magic wand that will undo the damage Continue reading →

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When is it over?

Posted on October 20, 2021 by amandacomms1

A crisis isn’t over when you say it is. The events have to run their course and while you can introduce mitigation and ways to reduce the impact of what has happened there is no magic wand to make things go away. Recovery is not guaranteed to remain. Continue reading →

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Protecting our mental wellbeing

Posted on October 14, 2021 by amandacomms1

From being a very strong and capable person I started to feel wobbly, like life was going out of control, and at times being very depressed. Continue reading →

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Hindsight or learning for the future?

Posted on October 12, 2021 by amandacomms1

It is saddening to hear the response from the Government has been to rely on talking about hindsight and how the situation of the Covid-19 pandemic was ‘unprecedented’ – a word that has been more than overused in the past 18 months. This is an opportunity to start to look at what action was taken and how we can look at improving for the inevitable future crises including pandemics. But the approach has been to try to defend the position and all the actions that were taken. No crisis response is perfect and there is always something to take, change, review and develop form every situation. Continue reading →

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What next for policing?

Posted on October 3, 2021 by amandacomms1

I have seen officers rush into dangerous situations to protect people. I have seen detectives deal with some of the most horrific crimes and push themselves until they saw the offender charged, in court and then in prison. I have seen family liaison officers spend hours, days and months supporting families going through the worst point in their lives. Continue reading →

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