How should we respond to trauma? | Tahnee Clark

What does it actually take to support someone through trauma, and is our mental health system equipped to do it?In this episode, Bianca sits down with Tahnee Clark, CEO of Alfi Health and an expert on crisis response, organisational mental health, and clinical governance.Tahnee has experience both as a clinician and an executive, from responding as one of the first responding psychologists during the Lindt Cafe siege, to now advising organisations on how to build mental health systems that genuinely work.Timestamps00:00 - Intro01:49 - The Lindt Cafe siege experience04:40 - What Alfi Health does08:42 - What people actually need in the first hours after trauma12:58 - Debunking the most common myths about trauma response15:30 - Collective trauma vs. individual crisis response17:22 - The invisible load clinicians carry23:40 - Technology that's actually making a difference for clinicians27:46 - The Bondi stabbing coronial inquest30:32 - What truly world-class mental health support looks like36:14 - The accessibility gap37:45 - ‘Aha’ moments from the field41:18 - The power of technology45:00 - Practical steps for anyone struggling with trauma right now46:58 - Redesigning mental health crisis response from scratch