Natural disasters can be stressful and traumatic for everyone with real impacts on mental health and wellbeing.
If you or your family are affected by fires, please don’t hesitate to access – and share- the following hyperlinked resources and supports.
Be You Fact Sheets
- Impact of Natural Disasters
- How to Provide Support After a Natural Disaster
- Educator Wellbeing After a Natural Disaster
- Supporting Children Affected by Grief and Trauma
Tool Kits and Action Plans
- Community Trauma & Natural Disaster Toolkit – Emerging Minds
- School Recovery Bushfire Toolkit – Australian National University
Information for Families and Carers
- Talking to Children about Bushfire Risk – Victorian Gov’t
- Preparing Children for the threat of bushfire: Info for Parents and Carers – Emerging Minds
- Bushfire Preparedness for your family
Services and Support Lines
- Neighbourhood Safer Places – Suggested safe-havens in your area
- Red Cross Register, Find, Unite. – This service registers, finds and reunites people affected by fires.
- New Access – Free Mental Health Coaching Service for those experiencing stress
- Nepean Blue Mountains – Lithgow and Hawkesbury only (16 years and over)
- Hours: 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday
- Enquire with Lithgow and Hawkesbury or call 02 6333 2838
- NSW Mental Health Line: 1800 011 511
- Lifeline: 13 11 14