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Developed during the Israel-Hamas conflict that began in 2023, this toolkit provides resources to help various audiences cope with the impacts of experiencing or learning information about international conflicts, mass violence and terrorism, crises, trauma, hate crimes, and other violence motivated by prejudice, particularly in light of events in 2023 and 2024 giving rise to Islamophobia, antisemitism, and other forms of discrimination.
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This brochure describes trauma that children and adolescents may experience, including trauma associated with natural and human-caused disasters. It indicates how children and adolescents may respond to trauma and how rescue workers can help children and adults cope with stressors and trauma, and it identifies sources of additional information and support.
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This tip sheet provides guidance on communicating with the media for responders serving communities affected by disasters that involved the death of many people. The tip sheet emphasizes the importance of preparation and of identifying a set number of people who will provide information to the media. It also offers tips specifically for media interviews.
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This tip sheet describes how people with serious mental illness may experience and respond to disasters. It identifies ways in which people with serious mental illness are more vulnerable than others in disasters and problems they may face. It also offers tips for disaster planners and responders for helping people with serious mental illness and their families with disaster planning and in the aftermath of a disaster.
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This 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.
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This 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.