Emergency Preparedness Program

Disaster Recovery

• After a Disaster (American Red Cross)

• Recovering From Disaster (FEMA)

• Disaster Recovery – A Guide to Financial Issues (American Red Cross)

• Business Recovery (FEMA)

Coping with Emergencies and Terrorism

• Emotions and Recovery (American Red Cross)
  

• Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event (CDC)
  

• Disasters and Terrorism (American Psychological Association)
  
• Post-Traumatic Stress Resources (National Center for PTSD)
  
• Coping in Unsettling Times (National Association of School Psychologists)
  
• How Pets Can Help You Cope with Disaster (The Human Society of the United States)

 

Self-Care for Disaster and Emergency Response Workers

• Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (National Center for Child Traumatic Stress & National Center for PTSD)

• Self-Care Tips for Disaster and Emergency Response Workers (SAMSHA)

• Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress (SAMHSA)

• Field Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters (SAMHSA)

• Traumatic Incident Stress: Information for Emergency Response Workers (CDC/NIOSH)

 

Helping Children and Teens Cope

• How to Talk to Children About Disasters

• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters (National Institute of Mental Health)

• After a Disaster: How to Help Children Victims (FEMA)

• Disaster Resources for Families (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychology)

• Coping with Crisis - Helping Children with Special Needs (National Association of School Psychologists)

• Facts on Trauma and Deaf Children (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)

• Helping Kids Cope with Trauma (Connect For Kids)

• Terrorism – Helping Children Deal with their Feelings (familydoctor.org)

• Disaster Help (The Child Advocate)

• Helping Children After a Natural Disaster (National Association of School Psychologists)

• School Safety and Crisis Resources (National Association of School Psychologists)

• Child Traumatic Stress (National Child Traumatic Stress Network)

• Various Topics (American Psychological Association)

• Suicide / Grief / Trauma / Terrorism (Crisis Management Institute)

 

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