Created for behavioral health professionals, this SAMHSA Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) gathers experience and information from experts in behavioral health to highlight best practice guidelines for pursuing a trauma-informed approach and providing trauma-specific services. The resource provides a research-based explanation about trauma and its impacts on substance use and mental disorders to explore intervention and treatment principles.

This manual provides guidance for prescribers, administrators, and program managers in pharmacological treatment of people with co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder and opioid use disorder. The manual also provides links to information about psychosocial interventions.

The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions tool is a brief (20-second) assessment that healthcare professionals can administer in a variety of settings (emergency department, inpatient medical unit, primary care clinics) to gauge suicide risk in patients. The toolkit website explains how to administer and respond to screening test results.

Part of SAMHSA’s Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) series, this manual provides best-practice guidelines for practitioners offering mental health and substance use disorder treatment services to individuals experiencing homelessness. It defines types of intervention and prevention, stages of recovery, and forms of treatment through discussion and vignettes, as well as a literature review.

Part of SAMHSA’s Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) series, this handbook provides programs that treat people with mental and substance use disorders with information and tools for disaster planning.

This publication includes sections to help substance use counselors work with clients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. It also includes information for administrators to help them ensure that their substance use treatment programs include components to support clients with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The guide also features a literature review that has been updated since it was first developed.

This web page discusses the risk factors for distress after a mass violence event. The page also discusses what to do in lockdown situations, signs of distress, how to get help when needed, and additional resources.

This 1-hour course provides general knowledge of how disaster affects children and adolescents. The course also emphasizes skills such as administering Psychological First Aid to children in the aftermath of a disaster and screening them for mental disorders in the months that follow. The course is provided through Prepare Iowa, a partnership of the Iowa Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa.

This section of the website of the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is for professional researchers, mental health treatment practitioners, and others who focus in their work on helping people cope with trauma. The website brings together free, in-depth continuing education courses with topics ranging from PTSD in older adulthood to cross-cultural considerations to suicidality to resilience.

This handbook is intended to help survivors of a terrorist or mass violence incident to understand common reactions they may experience. It includes coping tips and suggestions for finding assistance from friends, mental health professionals, and the Office for Victim Assistance.

This web page provides information on the current funding opportunities available from the Office for Victims of Crime. It highlights grant funding opportunities in response to mass violence events and provides guidance for those interested in applying.

This web page provides an overview of the prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and the risk factors that may make it more likely for children to develop PTSD. It also describes the signs of PTSD in children and adolescents and different techniques to treat PTSD.

The Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress is dedicated to advancing trauma-informed knowledge, leadership, and methodologies. The Center’s work addresses a wide scope of trauma exposure from the consequences of combat, operations other than war, and terrorism, to natural and human-caused disasters and public health threats.

This web page offers a checklist to identify the signs and symptoms of stress and depression. It also presents ways to refer a person for help.

This online article identifies common reactions to a shooting and provides tips to help people strengthen their resilience. It also recommends that people seek professional help if they are having difficulty coping with the event and their reactions.

This iOS and Android app can be used to find nearby meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, a peer support organization offering meetings across the country and around the world to help people who have a current or past problem with drinking. Meetings may help people with alcoholism or people in recovery from alcoholism to cope with distress in many situations, including after a disaster.

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 2-hour training covers children’s needs during disasters and other emergencies from medical and public health perspectives. Presenters discuss the healthcare delivery system, review experiences after disasters, and present strategies for ensuring that children’s needs are met in and after disasters. Although the course is available free of charge, registration with the provider's learning management system is required to take the course.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available by simply dialing 988, is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention helpline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. When someone calls the helpline, his or her call is routed to the nearest crisis center. The Lifeline’s national network, consisting of more than 250 local crisis centers, provides crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night.

This fact sheet outlines this evidence-based treatment and its purpose, including the target population and essential components. This resource provides a detailed analysis of Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and includes clinical and anecdotal evidence, materials and requirements, and proven outcomes to help inform healthcare professionals considering this treatment model.

Created for caregivers and other adults supporting native children who have experienced traumatic events, this fact sheet provides information about trauma identified in Indian Country and the prevalence of these events in the experiences of native children and youth. It explains the impact of trauma on this population and highlights the importance and successful strategies used in trauma-informed systems to address these specific needs.

This webinar provides information regarding trauma-informed organizations responding to racial trauma to identify strategies and resources to guide organizations addressing trauma and racial inequity. It includes professionals from the field who identify examples of trauma-informed organizations and challenges identified in the field that can be addressed to ensure individual and community resilience.

This resource collection from the Center for Health Care Strategies provides a detailed overview of trauma-informed care, its purpose, and its implementation in healthcare organizations. The collection includes web pages explaining the objectives of trauma-informed frameworks, possible benefits, and examples of different organizations highlighting their efforts and key program features to support trauma-informed principles.

This guide summarizes information from SAMHSA’s Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 57 to provide clinicians and other behavioral health professionals with evidence-based best practices for providing trauma-informed services. It reviews trauma-informed treatment objectives, potential issues for retraumatization, possible reactions from individuals receiving services, and strategies for pursuing trauma screening and assessment.

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.