The Hurt On Duty website was originally created late 2008 and was maintained for approximately five years. The goal of the site is to firstly provide the story of the site creator, Troy Mackaway, a former NSW Police Officer. But more importantly it is here to show all emergency services and even health services that they are not alone in how they feel. Whilst the story of Troy will be different from everyone else it will still ring true with the challenges faced, the emotions and daily struggles.
The long term goal is to obtain your personal story and to publish it here with your privacy protected. This will give you an opportunity to discuss your own issues with someone who has been through similar trauma and who understands, whilst providing others with an insight into your own personal challenges which may show that they are not in this struggle on their own.
The ultimate goal is to push for reform and change in management handling through all of the government sectors and across all states. We know the lip service they pay to protecting us is for the most part just that and it needs to change. Too many good people are loosing their fight to suicide and it must stop.
