This is a disaster recovery and resilience event for health professionals and those who work in the recovery space.

Anita Egginton, Social + Community Research, Planning & Development Consultant, will join the Gold Coast Disaster Recovery & Resilience education calendar this month to share the key findings and recommendations from the Thriving Kids in Disasters (TKiD) report. This evidence- and practice-informed report, developed through her work with the Thriving Qld Kids Partnership (TQKP), and funded by the John Villiers Trust, focuses on supporting the wellbeing and resilience of infants, children, and young people across the various phases of disaster management in Queensland. Anita will discuss how Network members can join the TKiD coalition and access a range of information, support, and resources. She is eager to hear about your initiatives and brainstorm child- and youth-centred disaster management ideas.

Anita has worked with individuals, groups, and communities in disaster and emergency contexts across Queensland since the 1990s. After ten years in remote areas, she completed her PhD on how disasters and climate change affect the use of public spaces and community infrastructure. In 2023, she worked with bushfire-impacted communities in southwest Queensland, joining forces with Jacinta Perry from TQKP to form a coalition aimed at improving disaster management systems for young people.

Learning objectives/take-aways:

• Introduction to key frameworks associated with the wellbeing and resilience of infants, children, and young people (‘kids’) in Australia.
• Understand how these frameworks can be applied in the different phases of disaster management in Queensland.
• Explore how the current Queensland Disaster Management system supports the wellbeing and resilience of kids.
• Explore some of the opportunities to improve how the Queensland Disaster Management system supports the wellbeing and resilience of kids.
• Explore how this knowledge can be applied to the local disaster management settings.

If you would like to contact Anita with questions prior to the event, please reach out via anita.egginton@aracy.org.au.

Morning tea provided.

This project is jointly funded by the Australian, Queensland and Local Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.

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Post event resources

Presentation by Anita Egginton