These fact sheets from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network discuss challenging financial circumstances and economic hardships that can negatively affect youth, families, and communities. The series offers practical ways to address the challenges during economic hardships by improving a sense of safety, calming, self- and community efficacy, connectedness, and hope.

In this app designed for children in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, participants help cities prepare for four types of natural disasters (earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and volcanoes).

This tip sheet explains to children how tornadoes may affect them and families. It also offers ways for children to help themselves and others in recovering from emotional reactions after a tornado.

This tip sheet describes things children may be seeing and feeling in the immediate aftermath of a tornado. It also lists ways children may be feeling after a tornado and tips for coping.

This site, developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health (OWH), was created to help girls (ages 10-16) learn about health, growing up, and issues they may face. It focuses on health topics about which girls are concerned and helps motivate them to choose healthy behaviors by using positive, supportive, and nonthreatening messages.

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

The NDMC helps people and institutions develop and implement measures to reduce societal vulnerability to drought, stressing preparedness and risk management rather than crisis management. Their website includes a section to help children better understand drought.

This web page provides information about the effects climate change and related disasters can have on mental health and quality of life for individuals in affected communities. It highlights populations most affected by climate crises, describes long-term effects and related factors, and includes links to relevant resources.

Developed for caregivers, this web page explains how traumatic events such as disasters can affect children and explores how children at different age ranges may react to traumatic events. It includes a fact sheet that provides tips for caring for a child’s well-being before, during, and after a disaster, as well as an activity sheet for children focused on stress management and coping.

This toolkit features videos and interactive tools for children and youth experiencing stress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This resource features an optional survey that individuals can complete which will direct them to resources tailored to their needs; a frequently asked questions section focused on stress management; and two sets of tools, one for younger children and their parents, and another for teens.

Developed for caregivers, this web page explains how traumatic events such as disasters can affect children and explores how children at different age ranges may react to traumatic events. It includes a fact sheet that provides tips for caring for a child’s well-being before, during, and after a disaster, as well as an activity sheet for children focused on stress management and coping.

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

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.

This story was developed to help young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they may have after they have experienced an earthquake. The story describes children’s reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their emotions and feel safer. In the back of the booklet, there is a parent guide that suggests ways that parents can use the story with their children.

This children’s book was developed to help young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they have after experiencing a hurricane. The story describes children’s reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their emotions and feel safer. In the back of the booklet, there is a parents’ guide that suggests ways that parents can use the story with their children.

This book for children follows two characters, Trinka and Sam, as they learn how to prepare for a tornado. It helps children to understand common reactions and feelings they may experience before, during, and after a tornado.

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.

This children’s book tells the story of a boy named Jeremy who is experiencing childhood traumatic grief (CTG) after his father’s death. The story highlights signs and symptoms of CTG that Jeremy experiences and traces his acceptance of his loss and beginning of recovery.

Launched in 2003, Ready is a national campaign designed to educate Americans and help them prepare for and respond to emergencies, including natural and human-caused disasters. This section of the Ready website features information and games for children, family preparedness tools for parents and other caregivers, and tools and a curriculum for teachers to make schools safer and educate children and teens about emergency preparedness.

The CDC’s Ready Wrigley materials focus on the character of Wrigley, a dog who leads children through preparedness activities and demonstrates 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 staying safe after a flood. Also available are emergency planning checklists and a mobile app for iOS devices.

The American Red Cross offers a variety of disaster preparedness apps on topics such as floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and an all-inclusive emergency app that monitors 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts. The apps provide alerts, as well as a check-in system to let your loved ones know you are safe. There is also an app for children to teach them preparedness for real-life emergencies.

Available for iOS and Android devices, this app is a game that teaches children ages 711 about preparedness for disasters and other emergencies. Children take on the roles of different monsters in navigating through various scenarios. Through the app, children can learn about putting together a family emergency kit, preparing in other ways for natural disasters, and coping with stress.