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Anniversaries of natural disasters can reignite worry and distress

Anniversaries of natural disasters can reignite worry and distress

Just a week before the 5 year anniversary of the devastating Christchurch earthquake, NZ has been shaken by a 5.7 magnitude quak...

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What to do when your child is a bully, rather than the victim

What to do when your child is a bully, rather than the victim

This article includes some advice to parents of bullies, and what schools can do to help....

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Children worry at the time of disaster

Children worry at the time of disaster

As the news of Cyclone Marcia spread across the Bundaberg region reports of children becoming scared and worried about what it may...

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Child Disaster
The toy to help children overcome trauma

The toy to help children overcome trauma

A new toy has been designed to support young trauma victims.  The coloured cylinders can be used for a variety of activities that...

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Child PTSD
$342million funding for ‘Keep Them Safe’ child protection initiative

$342million funding for ‘Keep Them Safe’ child protection initiative

The NSW child protection initiative, along with its other component services, will be receiving funding commitment over the next ...

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Teaching children to calm themselves

Teaching children to calm themselves

This article lists ways in which parents and teachers can better understand children who have experienced adversity and how to res...

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Coping with the trauma of missing flight MH370

Coping with the trauma of missing flight MH370

Director Amanda Harris talks about ambiguous loss, effects of media coverage, and how trauma extends to affect the broader commun...

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Domestic violence against Indigenous women is everybody's problem

Domestic violence against Indigenous women is everybody's problem

This article talks about the appalling family violence rate on Indigenous women and how it consequently affects children ...

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Time to act on domestic violence

Time to act on domestic violence

This article discusses the seriousness of domestic violence in Australia and the intergenerational problem that perpetuates...

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Adult Child Abuse Domestic Violence Family Troubles
Parents forced to remove kids from boarding schools due to drought pressures

Parents forced to remove kids from boarding schools due to drought pressures

While most students are settling back into school, some children of drought-affected farmers have been forced to give up their e...

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