This web page provides links to information from Mental Health America about mental health and the military for military members, their children, and other members of their families. It also features links to non-Mental Health America resources in areas including health benefits, online screening tools, and support for wounded soldiers.

In 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.

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.

Established in 1980 and housed at the University of North Dakota, the Center for Rural Health provides information on rural health policy, research, education, and community development.

This article reviews advances that have been made in research and experience after 9/11 that have led to the development of evidence-based and evidence-informed guidelines and strategies to support the design and implementation of public mental health programs after terrorism and disaster. [Authors: Watson, P.J., Brymer, M. J., and Bonanno, G. A.]

This article on the website of the National Center for PTSD discusses telemental health for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including individuals living in rural areas. It also analyzes the pros and cons of telemental health for patients with PTSD.

This part of the website of the National Center for PTSD features materials for professionals to help them in working with older adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), one possible consequence of disaster experiences. Resources include online information and courses about PTSD in older adults, PTSD that is co-occurring with other conditions that may arise in older adults, and prescribing practices for older veterans with PTSD.

As part of HRSA, the Office of Rural Health Policy promotes better health services for rural Americans. The website contains information about funding opportunities, policy, programs, and research.

In this hour-long webinar, speakers present findings from a study that found disparate impacts of disasters on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other sexual orientation and gender identity minority (LGBTQ+) communities. The webinar explores disaster impacts and how intersections of identity can increase vulnerability. It also includes policy recommendations.

This hotline from SAGE was developed specifically for older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and members of other sexual orientation and gender identity minority groups (LGBTQ+). The hotline is available 24/7 in English and Spanish, with translation in 180 languages. Responders are certified in crisis response and can provide information about community support resources.

This review article explores how systemic bias against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and other sexual orientation and gender identity minority (LGBTQ+) people combines with other types of vulnerability to make it difficult for people in the LGBTQ+ community to access disaster relief programs and services. The article offers policy recommendations to improve outcomes for LGBTQ+ people through all phases of disaster.

The At-Risk Individuals, Behavioral Health & Community Resilience Division aims to ensure that all affected by disaster have access to physical and mental health services. Their mission is to help those implementing emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities to integrate and involve people with access and functional needs and people with behavioral health conditions, and support community capacity to recover from disasters.

This report details the vulnerabilities people with substance use disorders faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides recommendations on expanding and sustaining telehealth modalities to improve access use for people with substance use disorders during the pandemic and beyond.

This resource summarizes the challenges faced by people who use drugs during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides a roadmap for organizations on how to provide harm reduction services in future times of crisis. Links to related resources are also provided.

Few public safety personnel are adequately trained to implement drug misuse prevention programs in communities of people who are Black, Indigenous, or other people of color. This resource is an environmental scan including a literature review, 11 key informant interviews, and two roundtable discussions.

This web page provides information, guidance, and tools to help states and localities account for the needs of people with access and functional needs in disaster planning and response. The page features workbooks, toolkits, checklists, executive actions, laws and regulations, and promising practices.

This guide is geared toward emergency planners at the regional, state, and local levels. It contains information about the diversity of people with disabilities, involving the disability community in emergency planning, disaster communications, and emergency evacuation and sheltering for people with disabilities.

Developed for disaster response workers and others providing emotional support to adults ages 65 years and older after a disaster, this guide highlights the diversity of the older adult population in the United States, signs of disaster-related distress, and ways to help older adults with a range of issues, including disabilities and access and functional needs.

This fact sheet presents five key recommendations for health departments in planning to provide aid and assistance to people with disabilities in disasters or other emergencies. Recommendations include analyzing the population of people with disabilities in their jurisdiction, including people with disabilities in all emergency planning efforts, and ensuring accessibility for all people with disabilities during a disaster or other emergency.

This part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready.gov website provides information and tools to help people with disabilities and access and functional needs and their families to plan and prepare for disasters.

This web page features a compilation of tips and resources developed specifically for different groups of first responders, including law enforcement, firefighters, 911 centers, emergency medical services, and hospital emergency staff. Each section provides tips on how to communicate with people with autism and things to be aware of.

This free Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) course was developed for staff members working in disaster operations at a FEMA Joint Field Office or in other disaster response efforts and areas. It describes disabilities and access and functional needs and offers ideas for including people with disabilities and other access and functional needs in disaster response, both as responders and as members of communities affected by disasters.

This 18-page guide presents steps for people with disabilities to take to prepare for disasters and other emergencies. The guide lists issues for people to consider in planning, key elements to include in plans, and information and tips about putting together a disaster supplies kit. It also covers maintenance of a personal preparedness plan.

This 64-page workbook was developed for public health and emergency preparedness planners to help define, locate, and reach at-risk populations in an emergency. The workbook lists steps to learn what populations are at-risk in your community, how to locate them, and how to communicate with them effectively. It also provides checklists, templates, and additional resources.

This web page lists resources the American Association on Health and Disability has developed since March 2020 and information from other organizations to help better serve the disability community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Included are a video series on COVID-19 and disabilities, as well as links to federal and state-specific policies and nongovernmental advocacy resources.