I would like to invite anyone interested in emergency response to infants and young children in high income countries to join me on Monday 26 June at 8pm Eastern Standard Time for an online panel discussion for the launch of my report ‘Want to help the children? Help the parents’: Challenges and solutions from the Babies and Young Children in the Black Summer (BiBS) Study.
The BiBS Study is the first comprehensive research considering the experiences and needs of very young children and their families in emergencies in a high income country. It has been known for many years that Australia lacks adequate planning for very young children in disasters. However, implementation of better support for this group has been hampered by lack of an evidence base for planning. The BiBS Study provides this evidence base .
The BiBS Study is part of the Australian Breastfeeding Association’s Community Protection for Infants and Young Children in Bushfire Emergencies Project and was undertaken in partnership with Western Sydney University and with funding from the Australian Government. During the webinar, BiBS Study investigators, Dr Karleen Gribble and Dr Michelle Hamrosi will summarise the findings of the BiBS Study and outline research implementation plans. They will also be joined by children in emergencies expert, Susan Davie.
I would love it if some of you could join us. You can register for the webinar at https://breastfeeding-asn-au.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YPnKKVpUToyBhLrabQxp1g
Just to clarify, the webinar is at 8pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) on Monday the 26th of June.
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1 year agoThank you to those who attended the launch of the BiBS Study Report. Anyone who would like more information about the research can find a short article here https://theconversation.com/the-black-summer-bushfires-put-an-enormous-strain-on-families-with-young-children-we-cant-make-the-same-mistakes-again-205026
And the report itself and the webinar launch of the report, can be found here. https://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/resources-community-protection-infants-and-young-children-bushfire-emergencies-project
The recommendations will to a greater or less extent be applicable in other high-income countries. I am very happy to answer any questions people might have about the research or the report.
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