Mental health referral services
When working with a disaster-impacted patient, there are a number of Australian organisations with practitioner resources or referral services for patients.
Treatment of sleep problems in PTSD
This 30 minute podcast explores PTSD, its impact on sleep and approaches to treatment.
Understanding the fight-flight response
This factsheet is a companion document for the Disaster recovery toolkit, developed by Phoenix Australia.
Understanding Trauma
This factsheet briefly outlines approaches to fostering understanding around trauma.
Stress Response
This factsheet explains the stress responses that can occur automatically when we feel threatened.
Trauma Response
This factsheet explains the different types of a trauma response.
Emotions and Arousal (including dissociation)
This factsheet explains complex trauma, emotions, arousal and dissociation.
Coping Strategies
This factsheet explains coping strategies and complex trauma.
Impacts of Trauma
This factsheet is about trauma and its impacts, on our health and wellbeing.
Identity and Belonging
This factsheet is about complex trauma and identity and belonging.