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    Thriving After Disaster: A new way to think about support programs for kids
    Gibbs, L ; Block, K ; MacDougall, C ; Richardson, J ; Pirrone, A ; Harms, L (Natural Hazards Center, 2019)
    Commissioned report based on our our team's program of work in disaster recovery research. This report draws together work from several projects.
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    Ethical Use and Impact of Participatory Approaches to Research in Post-Disaster Environments: An Australian Bushfire Case Study
    Gibbs, L ; Block, K ; MacDougall, C ; Harms, L ; Baker, E ; Richardson, J ; Ireton, G ; Gallagher, HC ; Bryant, R ; Lusher, D ; Pattison, P ; Watson, J ; Gillett, J ; Pirrone, A ; Molyneaux, R ; Sexton-Bruce, S ; Forbes, D (HINDAWI LTD, 2018)
    This paper presents a case study of Beyond Bushfires, a large, multisite, mixed method study of the psychosocial impacts of major bushfires in Victoria, Australia. A participatory approach was employed throughout the study which was led by a team of academic investigators in partnership with service providers and government representatives and used on-site visits and multiple methods of communication with communities across the state to inform decision-making throughout the study. The ethics and impacts of conducting and adapting the approach within a post-disaster context will be discussed in reference to theories and models of participatory health research. The challenges of balancing local interests with state-wide implications will also be explored in the description of the methods of engagement and the study processes and outcomes. Beyond Bushfires demonstrates the feasibility of incorporating participatory methods in large, post-disaster research studies and achieving rigorous findings and multilevel impacts, while recognising the potential for some of the empowering aspects of the participatory experience to be reduced by the scaled-up approach.