This tip sheet lists reactions to stress that are common among children and that caregivers, parents, and teachers may see during and after an infectious disease outbreak. It also suggests ways that adults can help children manage stress.

This issue of The Dialogue, SAMHSA DTAC’s quarterly newsletter, features articles about the response to Ebola in Africa, including measures taken to support responders during and after their work. It also covers the experience of a provider who helped with part of the response to Ebola in Dallas, Texas, when he and others were challenged with supporting the quarantine of an individual who had been exposed to Ebola and was homeless.

In this fact sheet, the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress offers guidance on pandemic influenza preparedness and response. The authors list steps that officials can take to support communities in preparedness, response, and recovery, and to plan for mental health interventions such as effective risk and safety communication and Psychological First Aid.

The authors present an overview of six free, just-in-time training modules developed to address mental health issues that may arise in response to an influenza pandemic.[Citation: Ayers, K., and Yellowlees, P. The Internet Journal of Rescue and Disaster Medicine. 2013; 9(1).]

Developed to help local health departments design and conduct discussion-based pandemic influenza response tabletop exercises, this tool includes a user's guide, customizable PowerPoint template, objectives, and evaluation materials. To access these materials, scroll down the web page to the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness section.

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

The authors share tips for parents and other caregivers on talking with children about avian influenza.

This video describes how biological agents such as smallpox, anthrax, and viral hemorrhagic fevers have been or can be used as bioterrorist weapons.

The authors of this PowerPoint presentation share information about the negative effects that a pandemic can have on the mental health of affected community members. The PowerPoint presents information on emotional responses, grief and loss, and mental health planning and response.

This fact sheet shares tips on reducing stress related to a pending or existing influenza pandemic. It also provides information on the flu, how to plan and what to expect during a pandemic, and how individuals can protect themselves and their families.

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.

Ready.gov provides steps individuals can take before and during a pandemic to reduce the likelihood of illness and stay as healthy and safe as possible. Links to related information are also provided.

This checklist provides information to educational professionals working with K-12 students that can help them learn more about pandemic planning and coordination, continuing education and core operations during a pandemic, infection control policies and procedures, and communications planning.

This website provides links to fact sheets about bioterrorism agents, such as anthrax, botulism, brucellosis, plague, smallpox, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers.

This tip sheet explains sheltering in place, lists common reactions people have, and suggests ways to cope with the stress that sheltering in place often entails.

Developed for public health officials and leaders around the world, this document presents guidance for response under WHO’s strategic Zika response framework.

This study examined the psychological effects of quarantine via an online survey conducted with a convenience sample of 129 persons who were quarantined in Toronto, Canada, during the 2002-2003 SARS outbreak.

The authors used random telephone surveys to ask Hong Kong residents general and behavioral health-specific questions about the impact of the epidemic on their lives. [Citation: Lau JTF, Yang X, Pang E, Tsui HY, Wong E, Wing YK. Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Mar;11(3):417-424. doi: 10.3201/eid1103.040675.]

This tip sheet explains how children and teens within specific age ranges may react to infectious disease outbreaks; provides tips for parents, caregivers, and teachers for helping children and teens to manage their reactions; and suggests things to say and do with Children and Youth DBHIS of specific ages.

This checklist was developed primarily for an influenza pandemic, but it can also be used in response to other public health emergencies. The list helps define tasks for community members, public health partners, and labs.

The authors of this manual developed a customizable template for tabletop exercises for pandemic influenza preparedness. The resource includes the overall objective of the exercises, general exercise framework, and template exercise slides for the tabletop exercise.

This tip sheet explains social distancing, quarantine, and isolation, as well as common reactions to these situations, and presents tips for coping.

This tabletop exercise was designed to help the State of Nebraska test the behavioral health response to an avian influenza outbreak in a community that relies heavily on the poultry industry.

This fact sheet provides information for educators on how to plan for a flu pandemic. The sheet explains the differences between seasonal flu and pandemic flu, describes how influenza spreads, and highlights key concepts on how to plan and prepare for a pandemic in the schools.

The 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.