Interview with Coralie Wales President Chronic Pain Australia

Why did you originally decide to found Chronic Pain Australia?

I was working as a counsellor specialising in pain, and found I was receiving a distressing volume of calls from people who were at risk of suicide because they were at their wits’ end dealing with their chronic pain. When I looked for an appropriate community organisation to refer these people to for ongoing support I couldn’t find one. Someone had to do it!

What have been the most important milestones for the organisation since then?

In the beginning we focused on getting the infrastructure in place we needed to be in a sustainable position to help people. We have volunteers all over the country and it’s important we keep them safe.