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How did the COVID-19 pandemic affect the mental health and well-being of communities impacted by multiple disasters?

14 Feb 2023

Over the summer of 2019/20, many Australians were impacted by the devastating ‘Black Summer’ bushfires that tore across the country, burning more than 24 million hectares across eastern and southern Australia. This unprecedented and catastrophic disaster was quickly followed by the arrival of COVID-19 in Australia in January 2020.

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