Trauma, Grief & Loss

Modified on Fri, 13 Dec, 2024 at 11:17 AM

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Trauma

BlueKnot 

Has 3 guides on Talking About Trauma Guides available for sale:

  1. For the general public  
  2. For health and other service providers  
  3. For primary healthcare providers

Blue Knot Talking About Trauma Store


Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) - a specific type of cognitive behavioural therapy that helps patients learn how to modify and challenge unhelpful beliefs related to the trauma. 

PTSD Guideline: Cognitive Processing Therapy


Phoenix Australia - Australian National Centre of Excellence in Posttraumatic Mental Health

Phoenix Australia Home


Emergency Services Workers

Black Dog Institute - Expert guidelines: Diagnosis & treatment of PTSD in emergency service workers

Diagnosis and Treatment of PTSD in Emergency Service Workers


Phoenix Australia has produced a guideline regarding treatment and prevention of PTSD in Emergency Services Workers

Phoenix Australia Emergency Services PTSD Guidelines


Community Trauma

Emerging Minds - dedicated to advancing the mental health and emotional wellbeing of Australian infants, children, adolescents and their families

Emerging Minds Community Trauma Toolkit


Grief and Loss Services

NALAG NSW - National Association for Loss and Grief offer a wide range of resources ranging from trauma to grief & loss NALAG Resources


Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement Service in particular their resource: 

Guidelines – Being a Compassionate Employer 


Loss of a Child/Pregnancy

Red Nose is Australia’s leading authority on safe sleep and safer pregnancy advice, and bereavement support for anyone affected by the loss of a pregnancy, stillbirth, the death of a baby or child.


Red Nose offers counselling and support for miscarriage, termination, stillbirth, neonatal death, SIDS and sleeping accidents, and any other sudden death of a child up to 18 years.

Red Nose Australia


Red Nose runs a 24/7 Grief and Loss Support Line on 1300 308 307. 

More information on Red Nose Australia's services is available here: Red Nose Australia Grief and Loss Support Services


SANDS

We exist because there is life after pregnancy and infant loss 24/7 Bereavement Support Line: 1300 308 307 SANDS Home


Pink Elephants 

Fertility in the Workplace Program educates workplaces on the impact of pregnancy loss and fertility challenges. It provides them with the tools and information to support their employees through these challenges. Pink Elephants Fertility in The Workplace


Videos

TED talk: The three secrets of resilient people




TED Talk on Trauma




Trauma and the brain (9 min video)






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