Richard Bryant

This is the first study to report on child psychosocial outcomes from the large, representative longitudinal BNLA study. The findings indicate sound adjustment for the majority of young refugees resettled in Australia.

Report

Beyond bushfires: community resilience and recovery - final report

29 Nov 2016

Lisa Gibbs,

Richard Bryant,

Louise Harms,

David Forbes,

Karen Block,

Colin Gallagher,

Greg Ireton,

John Richardson,

Philippa Pattison,

Colin MacDougall,

Dean Lusher,

Elyse Baker,

Connie Kellett,

Alana Pirrone,

Robyn Molyneaux,

Lauren Kosta,

Kate Brady,

Marian Lok,

Gisela Van Kessell,

Elizabeth Waters

University of Melbourne

This study was conducted to examine the impacts of the Black Saturday and related bushfires of February 2009 on community members’ physical and mental health and wellbeing. The research also aimed to build understanding of the interplay between individual, social and community-level recovery. The six...