Human rights and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

A resource pack for educators, families and community members to help manage the mental health impact of the Australian bushfires.

The first in our series of interactive online sessions featured  Kate Headley, Speech Pathologist, Links Trauma Healing Service and Dan Moss, Workforce Development Manager, Emerging Minds, who discussed our e-learning course, Supporting children who have experienced trauma.

Psychological first aid (PFA) is an internationally accepted strategy that can be used anytime, but is most widely used in the first hours, days and weeks following a traumatic event. This tip card shares some practical ways in which psychological first aid can be applied to support young people.