Louisiana Spirit Hurricane Recovery, a federally funded Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, sponsors this website that provides a link to its toolbox, which includes sample newsletters, flyers, and other communication tools that disaster behavioral health professionals can tailor to their needs.

This tip sheet discusses ways to cope with the psychological effects of a drought and the difficult decisions it can cause and provides guidance in family decision-making related to drought.

This handbook contains three checklists that can be used to identify and manage the most difficult personal and business-related pressures of farming life.

This web page offers information for the general public on how to manage traumatic stress after a tornado.

This web page from the APA website describes common reactions to hurricane events and provides tips for hurricane survivors for understanding and coping with these feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. A tip sheet also describes how psychologists and other mental healthcare providers can help those who have severe or prolonged reactions that disrupt daily functioning.

Individuals who are not directly and physically impacted by a hurricane can still feel anxiety and distress related to the storm. This fact sheet from the APA provides coping tips for dealing with these reactions.

The American Psychological Association offers pointers for stress management during economic downturns.

This resource describes what survivors might expect after experiencing a trauma or disaster, and offers strategies to achieve the best possible recovery from disaster stress. It also identifies warning signs for when to seek professional help.

This web page includes information about depression in men, including signs and symptoms, treatment options, and how to get help. It also features links to additional resources.

This website helps support active duty military personnel and veterans and their families facing mental illnesses such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia.

This website aims to educate military families concerning the rights, benefits, and services available to them, and to inform them about issues that affect their lives. Information is provided on topics including deployment, health care, family life, education, and money.

This fact sheet can help individuals experiencing stress at work understand how the body and mind react to such stress and learn about coping skills. The authors also share a link to an online "Stress Smarts" quiz.

Available 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.

This article provides ways to recognize common emotional reactions and steps to prepare for a hurricane that will be helpful in safeguarding the emotional well-being of the survivor.

Launched in 2003, Ready is a national public service advertising campaign designed to educate Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies. This section of the Ready website provides information about what to do before, during, and after a tornado.

The goal of this part of the Hurricane Preparedness website is to inform the public about tornadoes produced by hurricanes and provide knowledge that can be used to take action. This information can be used to save lives at work, at home, on the road, or on the water.

This webpage provides information for people who are traveling out of the United States to support individuals and communities, including those that have been affected by disasters. It suggests steps for humanitarian aid workers to take before, during, and after travel to protect their physical and behavioral health.

This website from Kids Health presents basic pandemic influenza information that parents or other caregivers can review with Children and Youth DBHIS.

This web page provides five age-based toolkits for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom veterans and their partners.

This resource from the Uniformed Services University teaches families about depression. It lists symptoms of depression throughout all ages to help individuals speak about depression more effectively with family, friends, or providers.

This brochure describes harmful workplace stress and notes that this type of stress is its focus. It includes risk factors for job stress, signs and symptoms of stress, suggestions for managing stress, and an assessment tool to help readers figure out their level of job stress. Although designed for teachers, this brochure is applicable to people in many professions.

This guide explains what individuals can do to prepare for an unexpected terrorist attack and reduce the stress in case of such an emergency.

This web page from the American Psychological Association defines resilience, lists ways to build resilience, and identifies sources to help readers develop resilience. It presents the development of resilience as a process people engage in, and resilience itself as a quality they strengthen over time.

The Real Warriors Campaign is an initiative to promote the processes of building resilience, facilitating recovery, and supporting reintegration of returning service members, veterans, and their families.

This guide includes information on what to expect when a loved one is returning from a war zone and ways to help the loved one better readapt to home life.