TY - JOUR PY - 2020// TI - The 2019-20 bushfires and COVID-19: the ongoing impact on the mental health of people living in rural and farming communities JO - International journal of mental health nursing A1 - Usher, Kim A1 - Ranmuthugala, Geetha A1 - Maple, Myfanwy A1 - Durkin, Joanne A1 - Douglas, Lesley A1 - Coffey, Yumiko A1 - Bhullar, Navjot SP - ePub EP - ePub VL - ePub IS - ePub N2 - It is well established that bushfires and other natural disasters have long term-effects on the mental health of affected individuals and communities (Black Dog Institute, 2020). These effects can last for years as demonstrated following the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria, Australia: one fifth (21.9%) of the highest impacted communities reported mental health symptoms at the five year follow up (Gibbs et al. 2013).
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LA - en SN - 1445-8330 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/inm.12798 ID - ref1 ER -