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Resources
Recovery from Bushfire
The following websites have evidence-based information about helping yourself, your children and your community in recovery from bushfires.
Have a read of their online tools, share the links and download/print the information sheets to share among your community. You may also be interested to see the resources on Coping with Climate Change (click here).
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online program/videosand information sheets Phoenix Australia Centre for Postraumatic Mental Health (PA)
Below are the downloadable/printable guide sheets from the above websites. We recommend checking the official websites above in case there is additional or updated information:
How you can help yourself
(click on any of the following and you will be redirected to their individual websites)
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Promoting safety, comfort and help after the recent fires (APS)
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Useful skills for disaster recovery: helpful thinking (APS)
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social connections (APS)- Useful skills for disaster recovery: the importance of
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Useful skills for disaster recovery: taking time for pleasurable activities (APS)
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Useful skills for disaster recovery: managing emotional distress (APS)
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Helping yourself after a traumatic event (PA)
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Looking after yourself & your family after a disaster (ARC)
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Preparing to return home following a bushfire evacuation (ARC)
How you can help children/teens
(click on any of the following and you will be redirected to their individual websites)
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Information for parents and carers looking after children who have been affected by bushfires (APS)
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Trauma & Children (PA)
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Helping children after a traumatic event (PA)
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Helping my Children after Trauma: A Guide for Parents (PA)
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Joel and the Storm: A story for children who have experienced trauma (PA)
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What the? Trauma, Stress & Teenagers (PA)
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A book to help kids cope after the emergency (ARC)
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Helping children and young people cope with crisis: Information for parents and caregivers (ARC)
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