This issue of The Dialogue, SAMHSA DTAC’s quarterly newsletter, features articles about the response to Ebola in Africa, including measures taken to support responders during and after their work. It also covers the experience of a provider who helped with part of the response to Ebola in Dallas, Texas, when he and others were challenged with supporting the quarantine of an individual who had been exposed to Ebola and was homeless.

Louisiana Spirit Hurricane Recovery, a federally funded Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, sponsors this website that provides a link to its toolbox, which includes sample newsletters, flyers, and other communication tools that disaster behavioral health professionals can tailor to their needs.

This web page from the APA website describes common reactions to hurricane events and provides tips for hurricane survivors for understanding and coping with these feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. A tip sheet also describes how psychologists and other mental healthcare providers can help those who have severe or prolonged reactions that disrupt daily functioning.

The authors present an overview of six free, just-in-time training modules developed to address mental health issues that may arise in response to an influenza pandemic.[Citation: Ayers, K., and Yellowlees, P. The Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicine. 2013; 9(1).]

This website provides information on Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), including what it is, the research and evidence for MHFA, its impact, and information on how to become certified.

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.

NASAAEP is a collaborative alliance of state programs charged with planning, preparing for, and responding to disasters involving animals. A primary goal of NASAAEP is to provide communication and networking to facilitate information sharing and effective planning at the local, state, and federal levels.

A comprehensive compilation of mental health first aid guidelines, including tips for helping adults and children through a disaster or traumatic event.

Held each year in March or April, this conference provides an opportunity for those involved in hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery to discuss important topics in the field, share ideas, and generate ideas for policy improvements.

The Mental Health First Aid program, according to its website, risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone both in crisis and non-crisis situations, and where to turn for help.

This online fact sheet discusses some treatments shown to be effective for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including forms of talk therapy as well as medication. The fact sheet notes which treatments have strong research support and which have less support from research and features links to additional information about treatment of PTSD.

This webpage provides information for people who are traveling out of the United States to support individuals and communities, including those that have been affected by disasters. It suggests steps for humanitarian aid workers to take before, during, and after travel to protect their physical and behavioral health.

This article reviews the use of cognitive behavior therapy in treating trauma survivors at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder. [Authors: Bryant, R. A., Sackville, T., Dang, S. T., Moulds, M., and Guthrie, R.]

The Terrorism and Disaster Center (TDC) works to design, publicize, and disseminate disaster mental health and resilience-focused interventions, resources, and services for children, families, and communities. The TDC has developed two interventions to enhance resilience, one for communities and the other for children.

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 web page provides five age-based toolkits for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their partners.

This website offers independent study courses to help health providers better serve their veteran patients. Course topics include posttraumatic stress disorder, military sexual trauma, and traumatic brain injury.

This document presents the ways in which older adults are particularly vulnerable in disasters and suggests how responders during a disaster can make sure their services reach and address the needs of older adults. Examples are provided of promising practices in serving older adults before, during, and after disasters. (MDC was formerly Manpower Development Corp.)

This article reviews different debriefings, including critical incident stress management, and evaluates research findings related to the model.

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.

TF-CBT Web is a web-based training course for learning Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. It includes streaming video demonstrations, clinical scripts, cultural considerations, clinical challenges and other learning resources related to TF-CBT.

This video prepares practitioners to provide trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) to help children with traumatic grief. It features role playing of each component of TF-CBT.

This training is designed to help mental health and other service providers support children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in coping with and recovering from traumatic experiences such as disasters. The curriculum covers the definition of IDD, how IDD and trauma can impede development in children, and ways to work with children and their families.

This paper reports on a study in which researchers examined associations between and among the death of a pet, perceived social support after a hurricane, and psychological distress. [Citation: Lowe SR, Rhodes JE, Zwiebach L, Chan CS. J Trauma Stress. 2009 Jun;22(3):244-7. doi: 10.1002/jts.20403.]