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This web page summarizes the effect traumatic events can have on individuals and provides strategies for relieving and addressing traumatic stress. It links to resources that explore different forms and reactions to traumatic events such as mass violence, resources to support children and families, and tips for individuals seeking further support.
View ResourceThis tip sheet explores retraumatization signs and symptoms that survivors of disasters and other traumatic events may experience. It provides tips for managing symptoms and building resilience.
View ResourceThis tip sheet lists emotional reactions employees may have when returning to their work routines following a violent workplace incident. The author lists steps that can be taken to reduce the negative effects immediately after and in the days and weeks after the traumatic incident occurs.
View ResourceThis fact sheet from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies provides information about trauma and its possible effects on adults. It includes common behavioral health responses to traumatic events, explains posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), and identifies factors that can support recovery for affected individuals.
View ResourceCompanion animals are often essential for individuals experiencing homelessness to reduce stress and enhance resilience. This resource provides best practice guidance for treating this bond as a family unit when providing individuals experiencing homelessness with services, shelter, and support during disasters.
View ResourceThis web page explains the mental health and substance use-related impacts individuals may experience after a traumatic event, such as a disaster, and provides a list of possible physical, emotional, and mental reactions for adults and children. The resource recommends coping tips and provides resources and contact information for services available to individuals in need of further support.
View ResourceThis website provides information on Seeking Safety therapy, an evidence-based treatment that helps people with trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and substance misuse. It provides information on Seeking Safety trainings and articles on Seeking Safety, trauma, and substance misuse. The book and training on Seeking Safety cost money.
View ResourceThe PTSD Coach app can be used by individuals who believe they may be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as their families. It provides users with resources they can trust, including PTSD treatments that work. Features also include tools for tracking symptoms, tools for handling stress, and direct links to support and help.
View ResourceThis tip sheet explores retraumatization signs and symptoms that survivors of disasters and other traumatic events may experience. It provides tips for managing symptoms and building resilience.
View ResourceThis tip sheet identifies ways that survivors of disasters and other traumatic events often react to the experiences they may have after an event and offers suggestions for college students to help them cope with disaster-related distress.
View ResourceThis fact sheet provides information for college students on coping after disasters or other traumatic events. It reviews common reactions survivors may be experiencing and provides helpful resources for survivors who may need additional information and support.
View ResourceThis web page provides information about traumatic events and child traumatic stress. It explores possible traumatic experiences, including disaster events; childhood traumatic stress; and risk and protective factors.
View ResourceThis fact sheet explores the impacts of climate change on individuals’ mental health and wellness through background information about mental health and a description of immediate, gradual, and indirect impacts. It includes a case study and research supporting emergency preparedness recommendations to build resilience and cope with possible effects.
View ResourceTherapy Dogs International is a volunteer organization dedicated to regulation, testing, and registration of therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers for the purpose of visiting nursing homes, hospitals and other institutions, and wherever else therapy dogs are needed.
View ResourceThis website provides animal-assisted support to individuals in need of comfort amid disasters and other crises. The website details how individuals can request a crisis team’s services, how to become a member of the organization’s animal teams, and how to support the organization’s cause.
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