Rachel Connor looks into how to protect your own mental health during the bushfire crisis.

Guests and resources:

Shona Whitton, Red Cross consultant in Psychosocial Support, Disaster Recovery & Resilience (and former Red Cross emergency manager) redcross.org.au/recovery

Karen Young, child psychologist and co-author of How to talk to your kids about out-of-control fires guide, released by Plan International Australia https://www.plan.org.au/-/media/plan/documents/learn/publications/talking-to-kids-about-outofcontrol-fires-guide-2020.pdf