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To support caregivers or others tending to children, this web page from SAMHSA explains the effects of traumatic events—such as natural disasters or community violence—on children. It provides a breakdown of possible reactions shown by children of different ages as well as tips for supporting children who have experienced traumatic stress.
View ResourceThis web page provides definitions of serious mental illness (SMI), serious emotional disturbance (SED), and substance use disorders. It also features links to additional information about mental illness, SMI, SED, and substance use disorders in the United States.
View ResourceThis web page offers a collection of free, downloadable resources for adolescents and young adults focusing on substance misuse, coping with disasters, and other traumatic events. The highlighted resources are listed by age groups including middle school youth, high school youth, and college students.
View ResourceThis advisory offers mental health and substance use disorder service professionals and administrators approaches for addressing challenges when serving people experiencing homelessness. It includes guidance for person-centered prevention and trauma-informed treatment.
View ResourceFunded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and administered by SAMHSA, the CCP is a supplemental grant program to help states, territories, and federally recognized tribes affected by major disasters to address the mental health and substance use-related needs of their residents. The CCP has several required trainings.
View ResourceThis tip sheet describes grief and the grieving process, both of which are often associated with disasters. It suggests ways to support survivors, as well as highlighting signs of complicated or traumatic grief or other grief that may require professional mental health care.
View ResourceThis 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.
View ResourceIndividuals experiencing homelessness often experience traumas that cause them to be especially vulnerable during disasters. This manual defines trauma and highlights the need for a trauma-informed approach when providing services and support to communities that have survived trauma.
View ResourceThis tip sheet defines historical trauma and describes impacts of historical trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) cultures and communities. The tip sheet also provides tips to help responders prepare to support AIAN communities that have been affected by disasters.
View ResourceThis tip sheet notes the diversity of Native American cultures in the United States, presents some general commonalities across many Native American cultures and societies, explains historical trauma and how tribes may think about and respond to disasters, and suggests ways to support tribal communities that have experienced disasters. References and related resources are listed.
View ResourceCreated 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.
View ResourceCompatible with iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, this app is designed to support responders in meeting the mental health and substance use-related needs of disaster-affected communities. It can be used to access preparedness and response resources and find local mental health and substance use disorder treatment services for referrals.
View ResourceThis online resource from SAMHSA allows users to search for mental illness and substance use disorder treatment services in their area. People experiencing mental health or substance use issues and conditions and their loved ones may find this resource useful. So may responders, who can use the locator to find services for themselves or their coworkers or to refer individuals to treatment.
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