List of references for further reading related to complex trauma research, trauma-informed practice, survivors of childhood trauma, child abuse and recovery.

Blue Knot Foundation (formerly ASCA) factsheet - information & tools for health professionals working clinically with adult complex trauma survivors.

An important function of this website is to direct members of the community to accurate and reliable information about child and adolescent trauma, loss and grief. We have provided some direct links below to articles and information relating to child and adolescent trauma, loss and grief and particularly relevant to professionals working with refugee families and communities. We consider this a good starting point for members of the community to access information in this area.

Children experience loss and grief in many different circumstances. The sadness they feel, how the absence of a parent or loved one from their lives affects them, may be experienced in many different ways over time. These resources are particularly relevant for service providers or those working or studying in areas related to the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. They bring together a range of information on how children may experience grief at different ages and stages, and what can be done to help them.

According to the World Health Organisation, falls, and the injuries they cause, are major public health problems. Not only because falls lead to around 20-30% of mild to severe injuries, but also because more than 50% of hospitalisations from falls are among people aged 65 years and older (2007).

The Christmas holidays should be a happy opportunity to spend time with family and friends. Unfortunately, there is the potential for the ‘silly season’ to result in hospitalisations for many Australians.

Interpersonal multiple unresolved traumas (complex trauma) are common & often have severe, diverse & persistent impacts, compared to single incident PTSD.

Diverse resources around trauma Informed Care & Practice, a strengths-based framework for supporting people accessing services (who may have trauma history).

Information for survivors and to better understand childhood trauma, abuse and complex trauma.

Major publications include the 2012 Practice Guidelines and 2015 Economic Report on cost of unresolved childhood trauma and abuse in adults in Australia.