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This web page provides a thorough analysis of the trauma-informed care framework and its success in promoting the well-being of individuals with previous trauma. It includes a webinar exploring the do’s and don’ts of using the framework and identifies six guiding principles to properly apply a trauma-informed approach and address changing needs related to identity and culture.
View ResourceThe mission of the center is to build resilient communities by working with faith-based and community organizations. In collaboration with federal, state, and local partners, the center supports the DHS’s strategy of sustainable risk management by building capacity and resiliency among faith-based and community organizations.
View ResourceThis guide from New Philanthropy Capital provides a thorough breakdown of trauma-informed approaches and related key terms. Tailored for organizations and charities providing services to children and families with past traumatic experiences, this guide explores the impact of trauma-informed services and identifies next steps for community or organizational leadership interested in this framework.
View ResourceHHS 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.
View ResourceA ministry of The United Methodist Church, UMCOR provides disaster relief, disaster response training, supplies, physical and behavioral health support, and other services in the United States and around the world.
View ResourcePresbyterian Disaster Assistance is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Its website features resources for disaster response volunteers and for religious congregations.
View ResourceThe Salvation Army provides several basic disaster services, such as disaster response training, food service, donations management, and recovery. The organization responds to disasters across the United States and around the world.
View ResourceNazarene Compassionate Ministries takes a holistic approach to responding to both natural and human-caused disasters around the world. They supply people and communities in crisis with a network of supporters and tools to move toward further preparedness and personal stability.
View ResourceIn this resource, AARP, which works to enhance quality of life for older adults, provides guidance for disaster-affected communities to help them rebuild and recover in ways that make them better places to live for people of all ages. AARP points out that the U.S. population is aging and argues for the importance of making communities accessible to and livable for older adults and those of all ages.
View ResourceThis webpage provides information for older adults on how to deal with the stress of extreme heat, which can place them at high risk for health problems. It also provides a link to the symptoms of heat-related illness and a checklist for caretakers to help them protect older adults from heat stress.
View ResourceIn this tip sheet, NDIN provides religious leaders with information on SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline, which offers 24/7 crisis counseling throughout the year for individuals and families experiencing distress because of disasters. NDIN explains who answers the Disaster Distress Helpline, what happens when someone calls or texts the helpline, and what services are available, as well as when the helpline should be used as a referral.
View ResourceThis tip sheet is designed to guide religious leaders as they develop disaster plans and move themselves and their congregations through preparedness, immediate response, and short- and long-term recovery. Based on hurricane planning, preparedness, response, and recovery, this tip sheet can be used by religious leaders to prepare for and respond to any type of disaster.
View ResourceIn this tip sheet, NDIN discusses the need for religious leaders to accommodate the needs of vulnerable populations during the disaster preparedness and response effort. The tip sheet identifies several vulnerable populations and presents preparedness and response best practices to assist individuals within these populations.
View ResourceThis tip sheet provides information for religious leaders about common stress reactions to a disaster and suggests ways they can cope, and help others cope, with these reactions. The tip sheet also provides information on referring people for mental health services.
View ResourceThis tip sheet discusses common reactions of Children and Youth DBHIS to traumatic events, the importance of family in the recovery effort, recommendations for meeting the emotional needs of Children and Youth DBHIS, and information on how to use support networks.
View ResourceThis tip sheet discusses the central role that faith communities and faith-based programs have in disaster recovery. The sheet covers the unique disaster-related supports and services that religious leaders and communities of worship can offer, general tips to help determine and plan to provide support, and suggested roles for communities of faith in disaster mitigation and preparedness.
View ResourceThis tip sheet provides basic disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery information for communities of faith.
View ResourceThis article discusses the importance of self-care and how it provides the foundation clergy need to be effective figures within their religious communities. It highlights the self-care practices religious leaders need for resilience at all times, including in the event of a disaster.
View ResourceThis 30-minute video discusses the importance of emergency preparedness for older adults. It provides information to help with preparedness for disasters and other emergencies, as well as examples of what a community and an organization are doing to support emergency preparedness.
View ResourceThis fact sheet discusses the importance of self-care for religious leaders as they provide support for others after a disaster. It defines and describes compassion fatigue, explains why burnout is dangerous, and offers tips for self-care.
View ResourceThis tip sheet discusses how religious leaders can adapt their place of worship to be used as a shelter, service center, warehouse, or volunteer staging area during disaster response and recovery.
View ResourceThis guide provides an adaptation of the psychological first aid model that shelter providers can use when working with families experiencing homelessness.
View ResourceThis adaptation of the guide gives community religious professionals an introduction and overview to PFA, described as an evidence-informed approach for assisting children, adolescents, adults, and families in the aftermath of disaster and terrorism. The manual also provides information on core actions of PFA that community religious professionals can use following a disaster.
View ResourceThis guide provides the details of Psychological First Aid (PFA), which it explains is "an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism." PFA can be used by a range of people responding to disaster, including those who are not mental health professionals.
View ResourceThis 27-page report provides extensive guidelines that are based on international research with a global disaster perspective. The guidelines recommend how the humanitarian community can meet the needs of older people and include strategies for supporting older people in contributing to disaster recovery for their families and communities.
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