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Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Resource Center
The SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) provides various resources and useful information for those in the disaster behavioral health field.
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The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers several library resource collections addressing such topics as disasters, anti-racism, and guns and violence. The Asian American and Pacific Islander Resource Library provides downloadable and linked resources providing guidance and support for parents, caregivers, educators, and community members talking with children and youth about race and racism.
This web page provides an overview of disasters, how they affect children, and how parents can offer support. It presents links to fact sheets, answers to parents’ frequently asked questions, and policies and articles for clinicians. The web page also features information and links for finding help for a child or adolescent struggling with his or her disaster reactions.
At this part of its website, AACAP provides an overview of the topic of disasters and how they affect children, and how parents can offer support, and then presents links to fact sheets, answers to parents’ frequently asked questions, and policies and articles for clinicians. The webpage also features information and links for finding help for a child or adolescent struggling with his or her disaster reactions.
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.