@BushfireStudy

The Australian National Bushfire Health & Wellbeing Study #BushfireStudy @OurANU

 Canberra, Australia
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Joined February 2021
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Nature prescriptions: how reconnecting with the landscape healed a bushfire-ravaged community theguardian.com/australia-ne…

Nature prescriptions: how reconnecting with the landscape healed a bushfire-ravaged community

Three years after the black summer fires, Snowy Valleys council launched a nature trail to help residents work through grief

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Tim Heffernan, Ph.D.@THeffernan_19 Jun 2023
Do you know of any examples? Can you help?😃
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Tim Heffernan, Ph.D.@THeffernan_7 Jun 2023
New @BushfireStudy paper out this week: "Predictors of individual mental health & psychological #resilience after Australia’s 2019–2020 #bushfires" @RANZCP_ANZJP journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf…
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Climate and Health Alliance@healthy_climate7 Jun 2023
Extremely important study on the long-term effects of climate disasters on #mentalhealth. theconversation.com/climate-…

Climate-related disasters leave behind trauma and worse mental health. Housing uncertainty is a...

Renters with nowhere to go. Home owners forced into mortgage stress. If our homes are damaged by floods or fires, it damages our health for years afterwards

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Tim Heffernan, Ph.D.@THeffernan_5 Jun 2023
Check out this📽️of the results from the recent Australian National Bushfire Health and Wellbeing Study #BushfireStudy @BushfireStudy youtube.com/watch?v=CT-Nlp_R… Some highlights: 👇
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Australian Psychological Society@AustPsych9 May 2023
After many years of APS advocacy, the Government will invest an additional $91 million in the psychology workforce. This investment will create an additional 500 psychology postgraduate placements, 500 one-year internships, and 2,000 supervisor training sessions across Australia
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Australian Psychological Society@AustPsych3 May 2023
The government must stabilise and strengthen the psychology workforce following the release of shocking research by the Australian National University. Chronic workforce shortages and burnout combined with overwhelming demand is a recipe for disaster. ow.ly/LeBi50OaYio
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ANU Media@ANUmedia3 May 2023
Psychologists are at “crisis point” after dealing with the fallout from COVID-19 and a string of natural disasters. #ANUExpert Dr Emily Macleod says they need more support. @PsycANU reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stor…
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The Australian psychology workforce is at crisis point. Urgent action is needed to stabilise and strengthen the sector. Our preliminary report released today: reporter.anu.edu.au/all-stor… @ANUmedia @PsycANU @sonia_curll @ACalear
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Climate and Health Alliance@healthy_climate28 Mar 2023
Alarming report on the #MentalHealth by @NationalFarmers ⛈️88% of farmers affected by natural disasters in past 5yrs ⌚️Long wait for rural doctors, psychologists 🧠11% too embarrassed to get help, 17% didn't want to, 15% had trouble accessing services abc.net.au/news/rural/2023-0…

Report reveals 'alarming' number of farmers contemplating self-harm, feel their work is not valued...

A report on the mental health of the country's farmers has revealed that almost half have had thoughts of self-harm or suicide.

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Climate Council@climatecouncil21 Feb 2023
NEW REPORT: History shows that grass fires follow floods. Firefighters fear that the spring of 2023 and summer of 2023-2024 could see widespread grass fires, supercharged by climate change. climatecouncil.org.au/resour…

Powder Keg: Australia Primed to Burn - Climate Council

Australia has long been referred to as a land of "drought and flooding rains”, prone to bushfires as well as intense rainfall events. Periods of hot, dry, windy weather have regularly dried out...

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Australian Psychological Society@AustPsych31 Jan 2023
The APS is issuing a code red for mental health as climate disasters continue to impact Australians. Climate change, COVID-19 and other natural disasters are affecting many Australians, not only those on the frontline when a crisis hits. Read more: ow.ly/9ScK50MF8Qf
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Australian Psychological Society@AustPsych15 Feb 2023
Psychologists and the community have been under immense pressure for several years, especially in regional Australia. Our President Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe spoke to ABC News about the problems people are facing and what we can do about it. ow.ly/mAIu50MTFQe
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How Braidwood community radio became lifeline of information during Black Summer fires abc.net.au/news/2023-02-12/h… via @ABCaustralia

The tiny community radio station that helped save Braidwood from fire becomes platform for new...

A community radio station in the NSW country town of Braidwood staffed by exhausted volunteers became a lifeline for residents through the black summer bushfires. 

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Seeking Psychologists! Researchers at the ANU are looking for psychologists who have been affected by natural disaster and/or #COVID19. Complete our survey to contribute to important research that will help support advocacy and for a chance to WIN a $50 e-gift voucher! @PsycANU
Calling all psychologists. Researchers at the ANU are investigating the impacts of #bushfire, #floods and #COVID19 on the national psychology workforce. Take our 15-30 minute survey to have your say. #PsychWorkforceStudy @PsycANU anu.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/fo…
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Researchers at @ANU are interviewing parents about the impacts of #bushfire on family and community health and wellbeing. Register your interest to take part in a 1-2 hour interview. Participants receive a $50 e-gift card. psychology.anu.edu.au/resear…
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CLOSING SOON! Researchers at the ANU are investigating the impacts of #bushfire on health and wellbeing. Last chance to take our 20-40 minute survey to share your views. You will be helping to support Australians in future and could win a $50 e-card. psychology.anu.edu.au/resear…
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action@BSCA_Aus30 Mar 2021
“Even though Black Summer was over a year ago, I can tell you that it is still early days in their recovery" - Lisa Gibbs @BeyondBushfires
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'A staggering 1.8 million hectares burned in "high-severity" fires during Australia’s Black Summer bushfires' @ConversationEDU #Bushfire . theconversation.com/a-stagge…

A staggering 1.8 million hectares burned in ‘high-severity’ fires during Australia’s Black Summer

As bushfires become larger under climate change, the area exposed to intense and severe fires is likely to increase.

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Researchers at the ANU are investigating the impacts of #bushfire on health and wellbeing. Take our 20-40 minute survey to have your say. You will be helping to support Australians in future and could win a $50 e-card. #BushfireStudy @PsycANU . psychology.anu.edu.au/resear…
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