Resources and fact sheets

Fact Sheets

• Common reactions to trauma [PDF 815kB]
• Coping personally - General information for communities [PDF 835kB]
• Coping Personally - General information for health staff and volunteers [PDF 751kB]
• Stress after emergencies [PDF 741kB]
• Children and crisis [PDF 777kB]
• Teenagers and crisis [PDF 778kB]
• Family and crisis [PDF 813kB]
• When someone you know has had a traumatic experience [PDF 821kB]
• The stress of being under threat [PDF 747kB]

Further Information

• Looking after yourself after a disaster
  Information and self-help booklet – beyondblue
• Recovery from traumatic events – do’s and don’ts
  Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
• Helping yourself after a traumatic event[PDF 72kB]
  Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health
• Natural disaster resources
  Resources for teachers, parents and children, including vodcasts by Professor Brett McDermott- Department of Education and Training
• After the emergency [PDF 1,617 kB]
  A book to help kids cope with emergencies
  Australian Red Cross
• After the Emergency MP3s
  MP3 players provided free-of-charge by Red Cross to share information with young people aged 12-25 affected by emergencies - Australian Red Cross

Services

• Call the Australian Psychological Society on 1800 333 497 or at http://www.psychology.org.au/FindaPsychologist/ to find a psychologist
• Call Relationships Australia – 1300 364 277
• Call Mensline Australia – 1300 78 99 78
• Call the SANE Helpline (business hours only) 1800 187 263 or visit SANE Online for information about mental illness
• Visit OnTrack for a range of online treatment programs