As communities across the globe struggle with mounting social, ecological and economic crises, creating conditions for collaboration and connection in and across communities can build resilience.
Research on the impacts on schooling of COVID and bushfire and flood disasters has found academically the kids are mostly OK. It’s their well-being and recovery from trauma that demand our attention.
Research shows communities become more resilient to future crises when people have access to basic services such as supermarkets, hospitals and schools.