Family resources for disasters
We send our warmest regards and our support for all those who have been affected and touched by the tragic Victorian Bushfires.
For parents and other carers directly or indirectly affected by a bushfire or other natural disaster. We have collated resources that will help you answer these questions:
How might children be affected by bushfires and other disasters?
What can parents and other carers do?
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Selected Australian bushfire and disaster resources
Access links to webpages and pdf documents
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Selected Australian bushfire and disaster resources
Resources for families, parents and carers after a bushfire
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria
A range of documents containing practical information about possible reactions of children and adolescents and advice for supporting children and young people in the weeks and months after a bushfire.
Bushfires and Children
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service, South Australia
Provides a brief description of the impact that bushfires may have on children at different ages.
Effects of bushfires on children - pdf download
Australian Early Childhood Association
Provides an overview of the possible impact that bushfires may have on children. Includes information regarding possible grief reactions and information for parents and caregivers.
Helping your children cope with the after effects of the bushfire disaster
Lifeline Australia
Information about how children of different ages may cope with the impact of the bushfire and what practical steps parents can take to help them.
Effects of traumatic events on children - pdf dowload
Berry Street & Take Two, Victoria
A general introduction about traumatised children by Bruce D Perry, Child Trauma Academy, USA
When there is a tragedy
Raising Children Network AND Children, Youth and Women's Health Service, South Australia
Information for parents and teachers supporting children - including those not directly affected by a tragedy such as the Victorian Bushfires.
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