red cross victorian bushfires from emergency to recovery
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Red CrossVictorian Bushfires
From Emergency to Recovery
• Australia’s largest humanitarian disaster
• Approx. 7,500 people displaced
• 189 fatalities (likely to be much higher)
• 1834 homes destroyed
• 14962 have registered safe with Red Cross
Current situation
• Auxiliary to government• National Registration & Inquiry Service (NRIS);
Telecross• Emergency relief (catering, first aid, personal
support, volunteers)• Public Appeal (coordination and support)
• > $102M raised• panel established, funds being disbursed
Red Cross
• Rebuilding communities and lives – immediate, medium and long term;
• Communities – impact of evacuation, physical damage, personal loss and needs, economic and financial loss;
• On going disruption during recovery and rebuilding process
Recovery
• Range of community recovery services
• Information
• Community and personal support
• Psychological
• Community development and resources
• Type, range and quantum of services dependent on the particular needs of individuals and communities
What’s needed
• Need for on-going accurate, credible information (services – whats available, where and how to access them)
• lower anxiety and restore sense of predictability
• Critical times (6 weeks, 6 months, anniversary)
• must be available to whole affected areas, NESB, isolated people, secondary victims
Information Services
• Provided on one-to-one • Case management approach (Centrelink/DHS)• Red Cross Personal support & outreach
•Telecross•Save a Mate•Talk out Loud•Breakfast Clubs•Mental health first aid
Personal Support
• to create and support community recovery
•Community needs assessments
•Community engagement and participation
•Public forums, activities
•Cultural and spiritual
Community Support
• Facilitate and support consultation and engagement processes;
• Experienced, specialised Community development practitioners;
• Community development recovery projects;
Red Cross Community Services