Online resources

The following resources can help you and your family with your emotional recovery.

Managing distress

Advice on managing distress (available in seven languages) - Red Cross

Coping after a natural disaster - Lifeline

Managing emotional distress: bushfire recovery – Australian Psychological Society

Physical and mental health after a disaster - SA Government

Emotional recovery fact sheets (available in four languages)

Children's coping skills

Children's Coping Skills (resilience) Parent Easy Guide - Parenting SA

Community Trauma Toolkit for parents and carers - Emerging Minds

Trauma: supporting your child in the days and weeks after (suitable for 3 to 15 years) - raisingchildren.net.au

Mental health and education (children and teenagers) - Department of Education

Easy read

Red Cross has made a book that is easy to read - Coping with a major personal crisis (PDF 588.5 KB)