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Compatible 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 ResourceCompatible with iOS and Android devices, this mobile app is designed to support disaster responders in providing Psychological First Aid (PFA) in the field. The app features reviews of PFA core actions, tips on providing PFA, and tools for tracking the needs of survivors.
View ResourceThis mobile app is designed to support healthcare practitioners in prescribing opioids as part of treatment for chronic pain in ways compliant with CDC’s guideline to ensure safe, effective prescribing and treatment involving opioid pain relievers.
View ResourceThe Crisis Text Line serves people across the United States experiencing any type of crisis and provides free, 24/7 emotional support and information through texting with a live, trained specialist. Individuals in the United States can access the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741. Responders can make disaster survivors aware of this resource.
View ResourceZello is an app that adds a walkie-talkie feature to smartphones, tablets, and personal computers. Using Zello, people can communicate with friends and teams over Wi-Fi or cellular networks by adding contacts or creating a channel. Different groups have created channels to communicate after disasters. Zello can run on iOS, Android, and BlackBerry devices.
View ResourceThe Provider Resilience app gives health care professionals tools to guard against burnout and compassion fatigue as they help service members, veterans, and their families. Once downloaded, the app gives the user a self-assessment to create ratings for the risk of burnout. Features include a clock showing time since the users last day off, inspirational messages, and tips for restful breaks.
View ResourceThis app is intended for volunteers and staff responding to emergencies to help them to communicate with people with special communication needs, including people with cognitive disabilities, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, people with limited English proficiency, and anyone experiencing challenges in verbal communication during an emergency.
View ResourceThis app is intended to be used after a mass casualty event. Disaster relief professionals can use the app to help them communicate with family members who have experienced the event, as well as people with special communication needs (people with cognitive disabilities, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, people with limited English proficiency, and anyone else having trouble communicating verbally).
View ResourceCompatible with iPhone, iPad, and Android and BlackBerry devices, this app is designed to support responders in meeting the mental health and substance use-related (behavioral health) needs of disaster-affected communities. It can be used to access preparedness and response information and to find local behavioral health services for referrals.
View ResourceThe award-winning Tactical Breather app can be used to gain control over physiological and psychological responses to stress. Although the techniques were developed for soldiers in intense combat situations, any person can benefit from the techniques taught in the app.
View ResourceThis app aids those deployed to respond to emergencies throughout the United States in maintaining their own physical, emotional, and social well-being. It includes checklists that help responders pack for deployment, take care of daily needs, maintain important relationships, and reflect on experiences. It also allows the user to create customizable reminders to ensure that critical tasks are not forgotten.
View ResourceThis iOS and Android app can be used to find nearby meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, a peer support organization offering meetings across the country and around the world to help people who have a current or past problem with drinking. Meetings may help people with alcoholism or people in recovery from alcoholism to cope with distress in many situations, including after a disaster.
View ResourceThe FEMA app provides users with features such as severe weather alerts from the National Weather Service and information to stay safe, maps of disaster resources, online resources for applying for disaster assistance, and safety tips and preparedness reminders.
View ResourceThe Help Kids Cope app can help families talk about disasters before they happen and learn what to do before, during, and after 10 different disaster types. The app also helps parents learn how to best support their children through sheltering in place, evacuations, and healing after the disaster is over. The app can also be useful for teachers and counselors, as well as for emergency preparedness professionals.
View ResourceThe CDC mobile app gives users 24/7 access to timely, vital health information wherever they go, including information on disease outbreaks and preparedness and response for disasters and other emergencies. It provides automatic updates with important public health information and a variety of types of content such as stories, videos, podcasts, journals, and blogs.
View ResourceThis highly rated app provides a global, multi-hazard monitoring and alert system for users. The app allows users to quickly view hazards around the globe or to locate hazards in a specific area. Users can get general information about location of hazards or tap on hazard icons to get more in-depth information.
View ResourceIn this app designed for children in sixth, seventh, and eighth grades, participants help cities prepare for four types of natural disasters (earthquakes, tornadoes, hurricanes, and volcanoes).
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This mobile app provides health professionals with information and tools to identify and assess a patient at risk of suicide. It also offers communication tips and resources for mental health treatment and other support to which health professionals can refer patients.
View ResourceThis mobile app is designed to support cognitive processing therapy (CPT), one of the most effective treatments for people with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The app is meant to be downloaded by patients and used while they are working with therapists trained in CPT. The app features tracking of PTSD symptoms over time to evaluate progress, homework assignments and worksheets, and reminders for therapy sessions.
View ResourceThe American Red Cross offers a variety of disaster preparedness apps on topics such as floods, tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, and an all-inclusive emergency app that monitors 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts. The apps provide alerts, as well as a check-in system to let your loved ones know you are safe. There is also an app for children to teach them preparedness for real-life emergencies.
View ResourceAvailable for iOS and Android devices, this app is a game that teaches children ages 711 about preparedness for disasters and other emergencies. Children take on the roles of different monsters in navigating through various scenarios. Through the app, children can learn about putting together a family emergency kit, preparing in other ways for natural disasters, and coping with stress.
View ResourceThe PTSD Coach app can be used by individuals who believe they may be suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as well as their families. It provides users with resources they can trust, including PTSD treatments that work. Features also include tools for tracking symptoms, tools for handling stress, and direct links to support and help.
View ResourceThe Outbreaks Near Me app provides users with real-time disease outbreak information. Users can search and browse outbreak reports on an interactive map and register for automatic alerts when there is an outbreak occurring in their area.
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