Birdie’s Tree: Growing Together through Natural Disasters

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Presenter: Dr Andrea Baldwin

Organisations: Service Development Leader at the Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health

Date Presented: 20/08/20

Bio: Andrea Baldwin is a Service Development Leader at the Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health, where she co-ordinates the Centre’s work in the natural disaster space under the banner of Birdie’s Tree. A child and adolescent Psychologist by background, Andrea holds PhDs in Psychology and Creative Writing and a Masters in Drama. Andrea has co-authored the Birdie storybook series with Speech Pathologist Andrea Murray, and contributes both mental health and creative expertise to the ongoing development of the Birdie’s Tree resources.

About: Natural disasters and unusual events like the COVID-19 pandemic create stress and disruption for families. Babies and young children experience this stress, partly by picking up on the emotions of their parents and caregivers. Living through a disruptive event during this critical period can have short- and long-term impacts on a child’s emotional wellbeing and healthy development.

Birdie’s Tree is a suite of resources developed by the multidisciplinary team at Queensland Centre for Perinatal and Infant Mental Health. The resources aim to support mental health and emotional wellbeing for new and expectant parents, babies and young children during all phases of a natural disaster or disruptive event: preparedness, response and recovery. Most of the suite is available free of charge from the QCPIMH website (Google ‘Birdie’s Tree’).