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Royal Far West’s Executive Director, Business People and Culture, and Bushfire Recovery Program lead Jacqui Emery, Charles Sturt University’s Head of School, School of Community Health, Associate Professor Michael Curtin, Charles Sturt University’s Research Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Pathology Dr Sarah Verdon, PhD.
In 2021, Charles Sturt researchers played a key role in evaluating the Australian children’s charity Royal Far West’s Bushfire Recovery Program. This collaboration assisted Royal Far West in ensuring the health, wellbeing and resilience of children who were impacted by the 2019/2020 bushfires. Our researchers evaluated Phase I of the Bushfire Recovery Program in July 2021 and are planning active contributions to the second phase of the Program.
The research was commissioned by the Spinifex Network and produced a review co-authored by Charles Sturt and Royal Far West, “The Impact of Bushfire on the Wellbeing of Children Living in Rural and Remote Australia: A Rapid Review”.
The review investigated the dynamics associated with mental health and development of children impacted by bushfire, and which interventions lead to better outcomes for these children.
Associate Professor Michael Curtin said this research helps understand the mental health, behavioural and developmental outcomes for children impacted by bushfire, and is an important resource for government and policymakers.