PUBLICATIONS

Publications to download or order

Amber Community provides brochures for people impacted by road trauma and flyers on our different education programs. These can be downloaded in PDF format by clicking on the relevant link. Hard copies may be ordered by calling us on 1300 367 797.

Information and resources

• Our Community – a brochure about our unique services and events.
• After the Crash – a small business-sized brochure that is handed out at the scene of a road collision.
• Working together with Victoria Police – working to support people impacted by road trauma together with Victoria Police.
• Legal Support – how to find a lawyer to help you, if bereaved or seriously injured.

Also available in the following languages:

• Our Community Arabic   عربي
• Our Community Chinese  简体中文
• Our Community Vietnamese  Tiếng Việt

Education Programs

We are committed to educating the community and raising public awareness about road trauma and how it affects people’s lives.
Road Trauma Awareness Seminar program
Road Trauma Awareness Seminar online booking form

Workplace Education Programs
Workplace Wellbeing Sessions
Workplace Road Safety Program

Sporting Groups
The Best Drive Ever

Young People
School Peer to Peer
Be Safe Road Safe

Guides for dealing with road trauma

Our specialised guides dealing with the impact of road trauma provide additional information and support and provide some tools that can help you and others cope after a road crash.

• Grief following road trauma – Advice for those who have lost a loved one due to a road collision.
• First on the scene and witnesses of road trauma – Advice for those who witnessed or were first on the scene of a serious or fatal collision.
• How can I help my child from 0 – 12 years? – A guide for parents of children involved in, or affected by, road trauma.
• How can I help my teenager or young adult? – A guide for parents, teenagers and young adults involved in, or affected by, road trauma.
• Friends and family can help – A guide for the friends and family of somebody who has lost a loved one due to a road collision.
• Coping with road trauma – Advice for coping with road trauma.
• Common reactions to road trauma – After a trauma, people may go through a range of foreign feelings and emotions

Also available in the following languages:

• Grief following road trauma Arabic  عربي
• Grief following road trauma Chinese  简体中文
• Grief following road trauma Vietnamese  Tiếng Việt
• First on the scene and witnesses of road trauma Arabic  عربي
• First on the scene and witnesses of road trauma Chinese  简体中文
• First on the scene and witnesses of road trauma Vietnamese  Tiếng Việt

Evaluation and Research

Survivor story-telling in road trauma education and support program

• Summary of key findings – survey
• Summary of key findings – interviews

• Australasian Road Safety Conference 2017, Harms et al., Survivor story-telling in road trauma education and support programs: Reviewing the evidence
• Monash University Accident Research Centre – RTAS Literature Review
• Monash University Accident Research Centre – Drive to Learn Program Review
• Australasian Road Safety Conference 2015, Clark et al., Enhancing offender programs to address recidivism (Paper)
• Australasian Road Safety Conference 2015, Clark et al., Enhancing offender programs to address recidivism (Presentation)

Annual Reports

• Annual Report 2020-2021
• Annual Report 2019-2020
• Annual Report 2018-2019

History

In 2015 RTSSV celebrated its 21st birthday and produced a booklet called 21 years.

Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS National)  131 450
A 24/7 phone interpreting service available to help you.

• Immediate phone interpreting service
• Pre-booked phone interpreting service