That number, and the severity of the children and families in the Fitzroy Valley, and disasters, is on the rise. [...] The interviews were analysed THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT using the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) In response to the unprecedented flooding Framework (Gee et al., 2014) to understand that impacted Fitzroy Crossing town and the impacts of the flood on the social and 8 emotional wellbeing of children and families. [...] the impacts of a natural hazard, and reinforces the call for a specific, context- The objectives of the Needs Assessment were: appropriate focus on children and young people in disaster risk management to OBJECTIVE 1 account for the deep systemic drivers of Understand the impact of the floods on the disadvantage in their communities. [...] The bridge connects one side community estimates the population and of the Fitzroy Crossing community to the number of children living in the town to be other, and the town to the East Kimberley much higher than this. [...] The objective of the Needs Assessment was to understand This report outlines the Needs Assessment’s the social, emotional and wellbeing needs findings on the impact of the January of children through the knowledge and lived 2023 flood on children and their families in experience of their families and community, Fitzroy Crossing and surrounds.
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Table of Contents
- TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
- FOREWORD BY EMILY CARTER AM 4
- FOREWORD BY PROFESSOR ELIZABETH ELLIOTT AM FAHMS FRSN 6
- The flood was traumatic 9
- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 10
- OBJECTIVE 1 12
- OBJECTIVE 2 14
- WIDER IMPACTS 15
- OF THE FLOODS 15
- ON CHILDREN AND 15
- COMMUNITIES 15
- Seeing that bridge up one minute and then gone the next day was just shocking and traumatising. 16
- OBJECTIVE 3 17
- INTRODUCTION 18
- FITZROY CROSSING AND THE FLOOD 24
- THE NEEDS ASSESSMENT 26
- WIDER IMPACTS OF THE FLOOD ON CHILDREN AND COMMUNITIES 28
- COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS 69
- OUR APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 78
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 82
- REFERENCES 83
