Black Saturday: Understanding disaster recovery and resilience

The Black Saturday bushfires taught us that disasters are a unique form of trauma - learning how to respond can help people and their communities recover

By Professor David Forbes and Professor Lisa Gibbs, University of Melbourne

Published 6 February 2019

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Professor David Forbes

Director, Phoenix Australia Centre for Posttraumatic Health; Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Professor Lisa Gibbs

Professor of Public Health & Director, Child & Community Wellbeing Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health; Academic Lead, Community Resilience, Centre for Disaster Management and Public Safety, University of Melbourne

Black Saturday: Understanding disaster recovery and resilience

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