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This document informs parents of common child reactions to earthquakes and provides tips on supporting children after an earthquake.
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This wallet card can be completed by parents and caregivers. The card contains space for entering vital information that is necessary during emergencies.
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This wallet card can be completed by parents and caregivers. The card contains space for entering vital information that is necessary during emergencies.
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This document helps families prepare for a disaster or other emergency. It reviews information families should know before an emergency, such as the location of evacuation routes. It also helps families create an emergency plan and a family communication plan.
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This resource includes information about the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessibility for individuals with disabilities as well as checklist items.
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This article discusses the importance of recognizing the strong relationship between gender equality and disaster resilience and covers topics on understanding gender, the differences in gender disaster reactions, and the importance of support services. The article can be used by researchers with interest in measuring worldwide gender equality.
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This guide highlights the need for gender-sensitive approaches and provides information on gender issues in disaster management. The document describes the approaches of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies when integrating gender into the disaster management cycle and strengthening accountability for gender impact. The guide also includes international case studies.
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This guide provides law enforcement agencies with the steps to follow to ensure good health for their workforce. The authors offer an overview of occupational health and safety, review comprehensive occupational health and safety programs, discuss assessing current efforts, and present challenges and provide recommendations for overcoming them.
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This guide discusses common reactions to expect following a war deployment and includes real-life experiences shared by military personnel. It identifies some helpful coping mechanisms for transitioning to life at home and talks about signs that military personnel can look for to tell if they or their fellow military personnel might benefit from professional help.
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This guide provides information about drought as it affects the health of the U.S. public. Behavioral health-related information is discussed in various sections of this document, particularly beginning on page 27.
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This document aids providers in assessing parenting issues in veterans who have recently returned from a deployment. It lists specific questions to ask the veteran and includes resources with relevant information.
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This web page provides five age-based toolkits for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their partners.
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Designed for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities, this toolkit contains a suite of resources with information about mental health and suicide prevention. It includes a manager’s guide, fact sheets for residents, and hands-on training tools for professional staff and family members.
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The authors present data on a survey conducted in the Netherlands on the expected behavioral responses of people during an influenza pandemic. The research was conducted via a survey based on risk perception theories. [Citation: Kok, G, Jonkers, R, Gelissen, R, Meertens, R, Schaalma, H, and de Zwart, O. BioMed Central Public Health. 2010;10:174.]
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The American Psychological Association offers pointers for stress management during economic downturns.
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This resource provides information about common reactions that children may have as a result of experiencing a hurricane and how parents can help their child as well as themselves.
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This tip sheet provides information for parents on how to manage exposure to media coverage of tornadoes for themselves and their children. The resource describes how media exposure may affect children and steps parents can take to address children’s concerns and emotions related to media exposure and other discussion of a tornado.
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This document informs teachers of common child reactions to earthquakes and provides tips on supporting children after an earthquake.
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This brochure provides information regarding the emotions one might experience after the death of a pet. It reviews the stages of grief, discusses the difficult decision regarding whether or not to get another pet, and provides guidance on remembering the pet.
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This NCTSN tip sheet describes how media coverage of a wildfire may affect children and families, notes some negative effects media coverage may have, and lists ways for parents and other caregivers to manage media exposure in helping children cope with their experience of a wildfire.
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This tip sheet provides information on the impact pandemic flu can have on families. It provides tips for parents on how to prepare their families, and how to cope with stress and grief.
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This manual presents an adaptation of Psychological First Aid for professionals working with youth experiencing homelessness. It explores childhood trauma and offers strategies for establishing engagement, offering practical assistance, and creating a safe space. The manual includes worksheets and examples to refer to when offering services.
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Created for those who work with families experiencing homelessness, this toolkit provides organizations and other professionals with guidance for becoming trauma-informed and addressing the needs of those who have experienced traumatic stress and events. It identifies steps for completing a self-assessment to recognize successes and challenges, explains the value of a trauma-informed approach, and identifies next steps.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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