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Media releases InPsych articles

2009 Victorian bushfires [February 2009]

Coping with fire threat requires psychological preparation [5 December 2006]

Strategies for coping in a climate of fear [10 November 2005]

Survivors of war and genocide living in Australia experience shared nightmare [30 September 2005]

Condolences and religious sentiment cool comfort to families bereaved by suicide [30 September 2005]

Protect your children from the trauma of terrorism [8 July 2005]

How to Help Kids Cope with Disaster: Ten Tips from Save the Children [11 January 2005]

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The impact of natural disasters on mental health [April 2009] InPsych, April 2009 cover

Psychological support and treatment for victims of Victoria’s bushfires [April 2009]

Community impact of disaster and community recovery [April 2009]

The crucial role of psychological preparedness for disasters [April 2009]

If nothing happened why do I still hurt? An update on the 'memory wars' [April 2007]

Angry young men: Aggressive behaviour after Traumatic Brain Injury [October 2006] InPsych February 2005

Resilience after a disaster [February 2005]

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Understanding and managing psychological trauma

Preparing For and Coping with the Threat and Experience of Natural Disasters

Traumatic events

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Psychologists in Schools Online Resources: Mental Health and Counselling Issues (members only)

APS Find a Psychologist

Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health

PTSD Information Online (Swinburne University of Technology, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences)

Traumatic Stress Clinic

Australians Creating Rural Online Support Systems Network (ACROSSnet)

Lifeline

Mens Line Australia

 

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