Rhapsody in blue for orchestra fighting mental health stigma

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Rhapsody in blue for orchestra fighting mental health stigma

An orchestra featuring blue light responders with a detective as its conductor is helping fight workplace stress.

Concerted effort: the Blue Light Orchestra rehearsing

Date - 30th October 2019
By - Chris Smith

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The 95-strong Blue Light Orchestra is made up of police, fire and ambulance staff and was created by a detective in Surrey Police to help combat PTSD resulting from frontline emergency service work. DC Seb Valentine trained as an opera singer at...

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