Professor Lou Harms

Deputy Head, Department of Social Work, Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

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Health & Medicine

Building togetherness in the face of disaster

A ten year study into the aftermath of the Black Saturday bushfires highlights the importance of community and connection in what is a lesson for current and future disaster recovery efforts

Environment

Dousing the flames: The new normal

People who overcome trauma following a disaster don’t always return to ‘normal’ and that can be a good thing