Resources

Disasters

Information to support children and families to prepare for disasters and to use their strengths to get through.

Disasters

Australia is a country all too familiar with natural disasters and the devastating effects they have on the environment and surrounding communities. As a nation, the impact they have on us and our families can be as traumatic and unsettling as the disasters themselves.

To help you and your family cope in the event of a disaster, the following links have been carefully selected to provide you with some of the best tip sheets, resources and web links available.

Tip Sheets

Supporting your family through anniversaries of natural disasters Preparing your family for disaster Disasters, the media and your child Signs of possible trauma in children and adolescents Psychological first aid for children and adolescents Bushfire preparedness for your family

Links

Talking to children about preparing for an emergency Get Ready! A workbook for children Looking after yourself and your family after a disaster After the emergency (for young people affected by disasters)Bushfires and children Looking after children who have been affected by floods: Guidelines for families and carers Trinka and Sam: The day the earth shook – an online storybook for children and parents Traumatic events, the media and your child Jo Jo's Place

Videos

Trauma & Grief Network: The Bushfire

Children and families often feel the lasting impact of a bushfire in the days, weeks, months and years that follow. Children and families need extra support and understanding to get through this tough time. The Trauma and Grief Network: Supporting Families website provides parents, carers and the community with information and resources to support children.

Bushfire preparedness for families - Prof Beverley Raphael

Professor Beverley Raphael of the ANU Medical School and the Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network discusses how families and children can prepare themselves for the bushfire season and the value of doing that.

Supporting young people after a natural disaster

Information for parents/family members/friends of a child, adolescent or young person who has experienced a natural disaster.

Supporting yourself after a natural disaster

This information is for young people affected by a natural disaster such as a flood, bushfire, earthquake or cyclone.