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Book
Get Ready! A workbook for children
Australian Red CrossEmergencies can happen anywhere at any time. This activity book is designed to help lower primary school-aged children learn about emergencies and the things they can do to be prepared. -
Guide
Emergency management planning for children and young people
State Government VictoriaThis resource is a planning guide for local government from the Government of Victoria about including and engaging with children and young people in your emergency plan. -
Video
PTSD: Mental health in the wake of disaster
Dr. Claude ChemtobThis link is to a YouTube presentation of Dr Claude Chemtob, professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr Chemtob has worked extensively in the field of post traumatic stress, especially with children. In this video he discusses how traumatic events, like disasters, can cause post traumatic stress disorder, and how children can be affected differently to adults. -
Guide
Helping children and adolescents cope with disasters and other traumatic events
National Institute of Mental HealthThis resource provides information on responses to disaster and violence by children and adolescents. -
Report
Australian journal of emergency management – children youth education special edition
Australian GovernmentThis issue of the Australian Journal of Emergency Management is devoted to children and youth in emergencies and disasters. -
Website
APS bushfire response
Australian Psychological SocietyThis guide includes guidelines for those working with communities affected by the bushfires, including preparing for bushfires and recovering from bushfires. -
Website
Working with families whose child is bullying
This guide aims to provide practitioners with information on school bullying and ways to work with and support families with a child who is bullying others. This resource is a part of a series on bullying. -
Research paper
Parental involvement in preventing and responding to cyberbullying
Child Family Community AustraliaThe aim of this paper is to inform practitioners and other professionals of ways to help parents clarify their roles to help their children to engage in responsible online behaviour. -
Fact sheet
Children who bully at school
Child Family Community AustraliaThis paper looks at bullying that occur in school. It discusses its effect on child development, parenting and family functioning, and protective factors and promising interventions. -
Fact sheet
Schools supporting families to recover from disaster
Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief NetworkThere are many ways that schools and families can work together in the aftermath of a disaster. Schools provide a natural focal point for communities with a significant portion of the community being connected through their child’s attendance at the school. -
Guide
Bullying and substance abuse: Who it affects and why
Advanced Recovery Systems"Bullying transcends childish acts such as teasing, rough housing or joking around. It can be a dangerous activity with devastating physical and psychological effects. It’s a prominent risk factor for substance abuse and addiction, but the person being bullied isn’t the only one at risk." -
Fact sheet
Who abuses children?
Child Family Community AustraliaThis fact sheet provides an overview of available evidence and data on perpetrators of child abuse and neglect.