This web page provides general tips for expecting mothers to get prepared before a disaster and what to do in case of a disaster to help keep you and your family safe and healthy.

This web page discusses the risk factors for distress after a mass violence event. The page also discusses what to do in lockdown situations, signs of distress, how to get help when needed, and additional resources.

This website provides information and resources about emergency management to help individual schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education learn more about developing, implementing, and evaluating crisis plans. Resources include guides and other publications, checklists, and templates and sample materials.

On this web page, the American School Counselor Association offers tips for adults for helping children in dealing with their reactions to natural disasters. Also provided are links to information and resources on helping kids cope with natural disasters from the American Psychological Association, National Child Traumatic Stress Network, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and SAMHSA.

The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available by simply dialing 988, is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential suicide prevention helpline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. When someone calls the helpline, his or her call is routed to the nearest crisis center. The Lifeline’s national network, consisting of more than 250 local crisis centers, provides crisis counseling and mental health referrals day and night.

This web page provides a summary of trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) and includes reviews of relevant research findings on this model, which is used with children who have experienced a wide array of types of trauma. The page features a grief workbook, opportunities to receive a TF-CBT certification, and a resource for finding certified therapists trained in TF-CBT.

The Yale Center for Traumatic Stress and Recovery (YCTSR) provides trauma-informed treatment and services to children and families impacted by traumatic events. The YCTSR highlights clinical experience and research to provide child and family traumatic stress intervention and trainings to law enforcement and first responders.

Yellow Ribbon provides trainings in suicide prevention, and collaborates with community support networks to reduce the stigma surrounding suicide.

This article describes the reactions children may have after experiencing a catastrophic event, such as a natural disaster. It also describes what may put a child at risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder, and the symptoms they may experience.

Provided by the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline, this web page offers information on the warning signs of emotional distress after an individual has experienced a natural or human-caused disaster. Warning signs are broken down by age category for children, teens, and adults. Also identified are risk factors, including chronic psychological disorders, some of which are serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance.

This web page offers information on how to help preschoolers during times of drought. It discusses drought-related situations that may cause stress for preschoolers, as well as how to recognize if they are experiencing stress. Lastly, it provides tips for what parents and other caregivers can do to help children understand the drought and address their stress and fears.

This web page discusses the nature of stress related to a drought and identifies members of farming and rancher families who may experience higher levels of stress than others. It also provides strength-based strategies for what farmers and ranchers can do to manage stress and when to seek help from a professional.

This web page provides information for farmers and families of farmers to help them recognize signs of stress. It also lists resources for coping with stress and depression and preventing suicide.

This section of the Suicide Prevention Resource Center website features information for people who work with American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals and communities. It presents basic information about the issue of suicide among AI/AN people, tools to begin to address the issue, best practices in suicide prevention and health promotion in Native communities, and links to a wide range of resources.

This online article provides an overview of suicide prevention in the Marine Corps, identifies warning signs and risk factors for suicide, and highlights ways for Marine Corps members and their loved ones to ask questions and offer support if they are concerned about someone. The web page also lists helplines and other sources of additional support.

The Disaster Distress Helpline is the nation’s first helpline dedicated to providing disaster crisis counseling. The toll-free helpline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This free, confidential, and multilingual crisis support service is available via telephone or text message (1–800–985–5990) to U.S. residents who are experiencing psychological distress as a result of a natural or human-caused disaster.

The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant provides funds and technical assistance to all 50 states, as well as a wide range of U.S. territories and a tribal entity. Grantees use the funds to plan, implement, and evaluate activities that prevent and treat substance use and promote public health. Although the program is noncompetitive, it runs on a 1-year term, and eligible entities must submit an application annually.

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center offers technical assistance, training, and materials to increase the knowledge and expertise of suicide prevention practitioners and other professionals serving people at risk for suicide. Resources include information on school-based prevention programs, a best practices registry, and state information.

This resource is for parents and other caregivers to help children (preschool through high school) to build resilience. It includes practical steps for managing stress and uncertainty.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Ready Wrigley materials focus on the character of Wrigley, a dog who leads children through preparedness activities and ways to stay safe after disasters. Ready Wrigley books feature activities and can be printed and used as coloring books. They cover tornadoes, extreme heat, earthquakes, and floods. Also available are emergency planning checklists and a mobile app for iOS devices.

This website provides links to information on suicide prevention that is tailored for specific settings, such as the workplace, faith communities, schools, colleges and universities, and foster care. Each link goes to a page offering guidance and resources for a specific setting.

Written for mental health and substance use disorder treatment professionals, this online article identifies stressors that affect disaster response workers, including physical hazards and risk of loss of coworkers and friends, and highlights mental health risks of work in rescue and response. The article also highlights protective factors and approaches to stress management that have gained traction and proven effective among responders.

Part of a program of the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation, the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives encompass efforts to increase safety and well-being for firefighters and emergency medical services personnel. Initiative 13 focuses on psychological support. The web page dedicated to this initiative includes information and links to relevant resources.

This web page features information and resources related to the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s #FirstRespondersFirst initiative, which was launched to support frontline responders. The page includes a description of some of the stressors facing responders, links to information for healthcare and public safety professionals, and videos of responders talking about the COVID-19 pandemic’s impacts on them.

This page shares five elements that are related to better early- and mid-term recovery after disasters, including promoting a sense of psychological safety, promoting calming, and instilling hope. It also discusses Psychological First Aid (PFA), an evidence-informed, modular approach for helping disaster survivors, and explains how PFA can be used to reduce distress through eight core actions.