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The emotional toll of the country’s worst mass shooting in nearly 30 years, continues to weigh on millions of Australians, affecting each person in unique ways.
Lifeline Australia, a national charity providing 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services, said after the attack they had two of their busiest days connecting with people seeking support.
Anna Brooks, the chief research officer at Lifeline Australia, told SBS News: “We’re taking more than 4,000 requests for support each day.”
“That’s more than 10 per cent higher than our average volumes of people seeking support across the course of this year.”
On Sunday, a tragic shooting took place during a Hanukkah celebration, where gunmen Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed Akram, opened fire on the attendees, resulting in 15 fatalities. Naveed Akram faces multiple charges, including 15 counts of murder and several terror-related offenses. His father, Sajid, was killed by police during the incident.
Tamara Malca Ben-Shaul, a psychologist based in Melbourne, highlighted that such incidents can have profound effects even on those not directly involved. She explained that the human nervous system often struggles to differentiate between an actual traumatic experience and the mental response to witnessing or hearing about trauma.
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