Phoenix Australia has recently launched its Disaster Mental Health Hub. The Hub is a website offering information, resources and training for health professionals to support individuals and communities before, during and after a disaster.
Disasters can have a profound impact on our mental health. The hub is designed for workers including general practitioners, specialist mental health practitioners, allied health practitioners and community recovery workers. It provides information and resources including toolkits, videos and fact sheets to help health professionals support individuals and communities who may be experiencing a range of mental health responses following a disaster.
The Hub also offers free, in-depth training for health workers, including a course on working with the effects of disaster and trauma. Training is self-paced and delivered online.
Click the links below for a sample of available resources: