Combat Stress Learning: Why early intervention matters – a Q&A session

Date: 5 October

Time: 12:00-13:00

Speaker: Dr Kat Aguilera, Senior Counselling Psychologist, Combat Stress

Join us for a live online Q&A with Dr Kat Aguilera following her powerful Gib talk on military and frontline trauma. Drawing on extensive clinical experience, Dr Aguilera explores why personnel so often struggle in silence for years, how trauma compounds in operational environments, and which early warning signs signal an impending breakdown. In this interactive session, you’ll have the opportunity to ask your questions and go deeper into the realities behind delayed help‑seeking, the human and organisational costs of waiting too long, and what truly becomes possible when trauma is treated early. Watch the talk in advance, then join the Q&A to explore the issues in more depth and put your questions directly to Dr Aguilera.

Link to GibTalk: Before They Break: Why Early Intervention Matters in Military and Frontline Trauma | GibTalks 2026

If you haven’t yet joined our learning community, please visit Combat Stress Learning to gain access to this live event and a wide range on online training courses. This training is available thanks to the generosity of the AFCFT.

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