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According to this document, it is designed to "outline[s] the essential issues that jurisdictions should consider when developing plans to provide pet-friendly sheltering for people before, during, or after an emergency that requires a large-scale evacuation."
View ResourceThis brochure provides information regarding livestock and disasters. It lists precautions to take, tips for sheltering in place, and evacuation planning guidance. This brochure also lists essential items to include in a farm disaster kit.
View ResourceThis brochure provides emergency and disaster planning information as it relates to the care of pets. It provides tips for how to care for pets if evacuation is required during a disaster, as well as when sheltering in place.
View ResourceThrough this program, Episcopal Relief and Development supports leaders of Episcopal dioceses in responding to disasters. Support includes access to a database of disaster response volunteers and to a resource library, as well as connection to other diocesan leaders who have experience in disaster response and recovery.
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 ResourceAccording to its web page, this course provides information for groups to meet and develop meaningful and effective plans that improve the care of animals, their owners, and the animal-care industries in disasters.
View ResourceThis fact sheet provides tips on how to remain safe and healthy after a hurricane or a flood. It focuses on prevention of foodborne illness, as well as prevention and treatment of illness from other sources and of injuries that become more likely after a hurricane or flood.
View ResourceThis document provides tips for developing a pet memorial that might help with coping and grief by providing a loving reminder of the pet.
View ResourceThis plan has been developed for the operation of evacuation points and household pet shelters serving parishes within the State of Louisiana. Its purpose is to enable residents with household pets to evacuate during an emergency, and to control and support the humane care and treatment of household pets during an emergency.
View ResourceThis webpage describes ELCA’s work in disaster response and assistance. It includes links to current efforts, opportunities to volunteer with Lutheran Disaster Response, and resources for congregations.
View ResourceThis brochure provides information regarding the emotions one might experience after the death of a pet. It reviews the stages of grief, discusses the difficult decision regarding whether or not to get another pet, and provides guidance on remembering the pet.
View ResourceThis book for children follows two characters, Trinka and Sam, as they learn how to prepare for a tornado. It helps children to understand common reactions and feelings they may experience before, during, and after a tornado.
View ResourceVeterans and their loved ones can reach the Veterans Crisis Line for free, confidential support even if they are not registered with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or enrolled in VA health care. The VA is partnering with SAMHSA to operate the national helpline.
View ResourceThis document provides information on understanding grief and the grieving process after the death of a pet. It reviews different ways to grieve and includes tips for coping with grief experienced when a pet dies.
View ResourceThis online article includes information regarding the grief process as it relates to the death of a pet. It discusses ways that both children and older adults may cope differently from other age groups and includes possible signs of grief in other pets still at home.
View ResourceThis guidance offers animal care procedures and emergency-related forms that may be useful in developing a disaster preparedness and response plan. It provides information about disaster preparedness training and resources as they relate to animals.
View ResourceThis article includes stories from actual disaster situations involving animals and provides tips for how to rescue pets as part of disaster planning. [Author: Bevan, L.]
View ResourceThis brochure provides information regarding barn fires as they relate to horses. It provides tips for fire prevention as well as explaining how being prepared can save your horses. This brochure also includes steps to take should a barn fire occur.
View ResourceThese fact sheets from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network discuss challenging financial circumstances and economic hardships that can negatively affect youth, families, and communities. The series offers practical ways to address the challenges during economic hardships by improving a sense of safety, calming, self- and community efficacy, connectedness, and hope.
View ResourceThis website provides information and resources related to compassion fatigue, a condition common among individuals who work directly with trauma victims, such as nurses and first responders.
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 publication reports on the Listen, Protect, Connect—Model and Teach strategy, an adaptation of PFA for schools by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. PFA is an evidence-informed, modular approach anyone can use to assist disaster survivors in meeting their needs and accessing resilience. The publication also reviews the type of training school staff members need to use PFA effectively.
View ResourceThis guide provides the details of the psychological first aid model, which uses an evidence-informed approach for assisting children, adolescents, adults, and families in the aftermath of disaster and terrorism.
View ResourceThis resource lists questions that parents can use to assess their children’s exposure to distressing situations during and after a tornado. It also describes behaviors to look out for in children that signal distress and when to consider enlisting professional mental health support.
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