This tip sheet lists reactions to stress that are common among children and that caregivers, parents, and teachers may see during and after an infectious disease outbreak. It also suggests ways that adults can help children manage stress.

On this web page, the American School Counselor Association offers tips for adults for helping children in dealing with their reactions to natural disasters. Also provided are links to information and resources on helping kids cope with natural disasters from the American Psychological Association, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and SAMHSA.

This website from Kids Health presents basic pandemic influenza information that parents or other caregivers can review with Children and Youth DBHIS.

The authors share tips for parents and other caregivers on talking with children about avian influenza.

This online article includes information on how a parent’s posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms can affect his or her children. It describes some of the common child responses to those symptoms and offers guidance regarding what a parent should do when faced with this situation.

This 47-page booklet tells the story of Trinka and Sam, two mice who are friends and neighbors who survive a tornado and experience and cope with reactions, with help from their parents. It is designed to help children who have survived tornadoes to reflect on their experiences, and to help parents and other caregivers to talk with their children and support them in coping.

This booklet tells the story of Trinka and Sam, two young mice who are friends and neighbors who survive a wildfire. The booklet covers effects a wildfire can have on a community, as well as the emotions and behaviors children may display after a wildfire.

HHS is the U.S. Government’s principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.

This infographic shows where to go and what to do in the event of a radiation emergency (i.e., get inside, stay inside, stay tuned for updated instructions from emergency response officials).

This fact sheet provides an overview of how tornadoes may affect children and families. It then explains the reactions children may have after a tornado and what teachers can do to help them recover from such events. Also included are coping tips for teachers, as they probably also survived the tornado their students experienced.

This series of fact sheets provides information for school personnel, families, and medical providers on how to help children of military families experiencing grief following the death of a loved one. The series also includes Traumatic Grief in Military Children: Information for Educators.

This resource is for parents and other caregivers to help children (preschool through high school) to build resilience. It includes practical steps for managing stress and uncertainty.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ready Wrigley materials focus on the character of Wrigley, a dog who leads children through preparedness activities and ways to stay safe after disasters. Ready Wrigley books feature activities and can be printed and used as coloring books. They cover tornadoes, extreme heat, earthquakes, and floods. Also available are emergency planning checklists and a mobile app for iOS devices.

This checklist provides information to educational professionals working with K-12 students that can help them learn more about pandemic planning and coordination, continuing education and core operations during a pandemic, infection control policies and procedures, and communications planning.

This fact sheet provides an overview of secondary traumatic stress and its potential impact on professionals involved in the care of traumatized children and their families. It discusses how to identify secondary traumatic stress and presents strategies for preventing and addressing the issue.

This 10-page fact sheet describes the effects that media coverage may have on Children and Youth DBHIS both those directly affected by the disaster and also those who live far from the disaster site but see coverage in the news of the disaster. It identifies ways in which school personnel can support students in coping with media coverage and their emotions about the disaster. [Authors: Houston, J. B., Rosenholtz, C. E., and Weisbrod, J. L.]

This resource provides parents and caregivers with tips for meeting the emotional needs of children after a traumatic event.

This part of the NCTSN’s website describes hurricanes and how they often affect children and families. Information and resources are also provided to help children and teens through response and recovery after hurricanes.

This handout provides information on the stresses relocation after a disaster may cause for a family. It also includes the signs of stress that are common in children and adolescents of different ages, as well as in older adults, and ways that parents, caregivers, and families can support children and older adults in coping with stress.

This tip sheet provides information about the traumatic grief that Children and Youth DBHIS may experience after a disaster or other traumatic event. It explains that school-age children my experience traumatic grief differently from adults and suggests tips for parents and caregivers to support them in moving through and coping with grief.

This tip sheet explains how young children may experience traumatic grief, which can arise after a disaster or other traumatic event in which the child lost a loved one. The tip sheet lists ways in which young children may go through and express traumatic grief and offers suggestions for parents and other caregivers to support children in coping.

This resource provides parents and caregivers with tips for meeting the emotional needs of children after a traumatic event.

This two-page handout suggests ways for parents, teachers, and other adults to talk with children about earthquakes and other disasters.

This tip sheet explains how children and teens within specific age ranges may react to infectious disease outbreaks; provides tips for parents, caregivers, and teachers for helping children and teens to manage their reactions; and suggests things to say and do with Children and Youth DBHIS of specific ages.

This fact sheet describes how hurricanes can affect children, adolescents, and families; identifies common reactions to hurricanes in children; and suggests ways for teachers to support their students. The fact sheet emphasizes the importance of teachers’ taking care of themselves in order to be able to help their students.