7 Mar 2023

Cyclone Gabrielle: UNICEF warns of post-flood trauma in children

From Checkpoint, 5:27 pm on 7 March 2023

UNICEF Australia is warning children need specific disaster recovery services, and you cannot just leave their wellbeing to chance.

Thousands of young Australian children need intensive mental health support after catastrophic flooding in parts of New South Wales and Queensland in February and March last year.

Twenty-two people died and like here, the severity and speed of the weather meant many people were caught with little time to evacuate leading to roof top rescues.

Nicole Breeze from UNICEF Australia's been part of a joint project asessing the needs of children caught up in the floods.