Louise Harms

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors aimed to map the prevalence and predictors of psychological outcomes in affected communities 3-4 years after the Black Saturday bushfires in the state of Victoria, Australia.

TL;DR: Conducting the study over five years and focussing on the role of social networks will provide new insights into the interplay between individual and community factors and their influence on recovery from natural disaster over time will expand understanding of long term disaster recovery needs for individuals and communities.

TL;DR: These findings provide the first evidence of disorder-specific patterns in relation to one's social connections after disaster, and underscore the need to adopt a sociocentric perspective of postdisaster mental health in order to better understand the potential for societal interventions in the wake of disaster.

TL;DR: The authors provide a review of the academic literature using the role of different actors in disaster management in Australia as the case and synthesise what is known and to, thereby, provoke greater conversation and research of responsibilities during disaster events in Australia and beyond.

TL;DR: Findings are presented in relation to posttraumatic growth and posttraumatic stress experiences, as measured by the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory and the Impact of Event Scale, and Implications of these findings for social work practice are discussed.