Resources to help you prepare, evacuate and recover
Bushfires, floods, storms, power outages and evacuations. No matter the emergency, we can help you to protect the babies and toddlers in your family or community.
Preparing for emergencies
Emergencies can happen at any time. Planning ahead is one of the most important things you can do to protect your young family if you find yourself impacted.
Download our one-page emergency planning guide to learn six steps every parent can take.
Emergency fact sheets
Caring for a baby or toddler in an emergency can come with specific challenges. The series of fact sheets below are specific to emergencies such as bushfires and floods. They will help you to feed and care for your baby safely through an emergency.
There are 6 fact sheets covering the following topics:
Breastfeeding in emergencies
Expressed breastmilk feeding in emergencies
Cup feeding in emergencies
Hand expressing in emergencies
Blackouts (power outages) and frozen breastmilk
Formula feeding in emergencies
Evacuation kit lists
Packing an evacuation kit with all the items needed to care for your baby or toddler for at least 3 days is an important step you can take to prepare for an emergency.
Choose from our range of evacuation kit lists to learn what to pack for a:
... breastfed baby
... baby fed expressed breastmilk
... toddler
... baby fed formula
Resources for anyone supporting young families in emergencies
Everyone has a role to play in helping to protect babies and toddlers in emergencies. No matter your role, we have resources to support you:
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FREE Disaster support for babies, toddlers & caregivers eLearning module
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How to support young families in evacuation centres infographic
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Scenarios to include in evacuation centre training exercises
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Research report on the Babies and Young Children in the Black Summer Study
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Recorded Want to help the children? Help the parents panel discussion
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One-page emergency planning guide for you to share with parents and caregivers.
FREE eLearning module
Calling all volunteers, emergency responders and community members! No matter who you are, you can learn simple ways to help with our FREE Disaster support for babies, toddlers & caregivers eLearning module.
Evacuation centre infographic
Learn how you can support caregivers and protect infants and young children in evacuation settings.
Evacuation centre training exercise scenarios
These scenarios are designed to be used in training exercises and simulations for evacuation centres. They will help to identify if the needs of caregivers of babies and toddlers are being met in your local area.
BiBS study report
Read the full findings and recommendations from the Babies and Young Children in the Black Summer (BiBS) Study.
BiBS study report launch webinar
Hear the findings of the BiBS study shared in an online panel discussion, ‘Want to help the children? Help the parents’.