The impact of slow-onset and catastrophic climate events on mental eealth and well-being: understanding the relevance of the environment to social work practice

Title: The impact of slow-onset and catastrophic climate events on mental eealth and well-being: understanding the relevance of the environment to social work practice
Creator: Alston, Margaret; Hazeleger, Tricia
Relation: Rebuilding lives post-disaster p. 109-129
Relation: https://global-oup-com/academic/product/rebuilding-lives-post-disaster-9780190942199?cc=us⟨=en&#
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Resource Type: book chapter
Date: 2019
Description: This chapter examines the impact of two contrasting climate events on the mental health and well-being of the people and communities directly impacted. The two events that form the basis of this chapter are a slow-onset drought that affected a significant part of the Australian continent for much of the 1990s and early 2000s, and an extreme bushfire event (colloquially known as the Black Saturday bushfire) that affected large sections of the state of Victoria in 2009. One hundred and seventy-three people lost their lives and over 2,000 homes were lost. The chapter focuses on the gendered nature of the health consequences and draws conclusions on social work practice responses. It concludes with recommendations relating to post disaster responses by social workers.
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1441938
Identifier: uon:41587
Identifier: ISBN:9780190942199
Language: eng

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