Search Results for "disaster"
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Webinar
Supporting family and child mental health in the face of severe weather events and disasters
Child Family Community Australia & Emerging MindsCo-produced with Child Family Community Australia (CFCA), this webinar explores the complex interplay of factors that can support or disrupt the wellbeing of whole families following a severe weather event or disaster, and how these factors in turn affect infant and child mental health. -
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Australian Disaster Resilience Conference 2024
at International Convention & Exhibition Centre Sydney -
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2024 Disaster & Management Management Conference
at RACV Royal Pines Resort Gold Coast -
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Natural disasters
More Australian children than ever before are living through natural disasters, as extreme weather events such as floods, bushfires and droughts occur more often and with increasing intensity. A growing amount of research shows that exposure to these disasters can have a profound impact on children in terms of their… -
Online Course
Supporting secondary students following a disaster or community trauma
Online CourseThis course provides secondary school educators with a practical framework and tips for supporting young people following a natural disaster or community trauma. -
Online Course
Supporting primary students following a disaster or community trauma
Online CourseThis course provides primary school educators with a practical framework and tips for supporting children following a natural disaster or community trauma. -
Online Course
Supporting children in early learning following a disaster or community trauma
Online CourseThis course provides early learning educators with a practical framework and tips for supporting children following a natural disaster or community trauma. -
Fact sheet
For schools: Supporting student voice in disaster recovery
HeadspaceStudent voice is about acknowledging that young people are experts in their own lives, and have the right and desire to be actively involved in the decisions that impact them. This fact sheet provides school leaders and educators with strategies for engaging young people in a safe and meaningful way following a natural disaster. -
Short article
A general practitioner’s guide to supporting children’s mental health in the long term following a disaster or traumatic event
Emerging MindsFamily doctors are well placed to monitor children’s social and emotional wellbeing and mental health. Following a disaster or traumatic event general practitioners become even more critical in providing regular checks, support and advice to both children and their parents. -
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A guide for health and social service workers: Supporting children’s mental health immediately following a disaster
Emerging MindsThese guidelines assist practitioners to help families immediately following a natural disaster. Children of all ages can be profoundly affected by natural disasters such as bushfires, floods, cyclones and severe storms. These events can produce trauma, grief, destruction of children's sense of safety and security, and loss of their home, school or social networks. -
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A guide for health and social service workers: Supporting children’s mental health in the long term following a disaster
Emerging MindsThis guide is designed to help health and social service workers to support children's mental health following a natural disaster or traumatic event. -
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A guide for health and social service workers: Supporting children’s mental health in the short term following a disaster
Emerging MindsThis guideline has been designed to assist practitioners to help families with children in the short term following a disaster.