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.

This pamphlet provides mental health information that can help individuals prepare for an influenza pandemic. It provides key points on how to maintain a positive outlook, where to seek reliable information, and where to look for additional mental health help.

This web page maintained by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, provides information and resources on influenza, including recent news stories and journal articles.

This fact sheet offers advice to leaders on crafting effective messages about high-stress topics, such as public health emergencies. It echoes other risk and crisis communication resources in highlighting the importance of developing messages in advance of a crisis.

In this brief presentation (about 17 minutes), the speaker provides information about common individual and community reactions to public health emergencies, identifies populations whose members may be particularly at risk during public health emergencies, and suggests ways for people to cope.

This tip sheet from SAMHSA DTAC identifies signs of stress that are common during infectious disease outbreaks, ways to maintain physical and mental health, and signs that you may need help from a mental health professional.

This toolkit provides state and federal officials, as well as emergency and disaster preparedness directors and coordinators, with key emergency response volunteer concepts and federal and state regulations relevant to emergency volunteers. The toolkit can be used as a resource for educational, training, and planning activities.

The State of Arizona makes a range of emergency response plans and plan components available online, including plans for responding to pandemic influenza as well as flooding, heat emergencies, wildfires, and radiological emergencies.

At this part of its website, NACCHO provides local health departments with links to information and resources about advances in public health preparedness, pandemic influenza, and public health preparedness law. Resources include trainings, a blog, an infographic, and guidance documents.

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.

The ACF is responsible for Federal programs that promote the economic and social wellbeing of families, children, individuals, and communities.

This resource provides information and checklists to help public health, mental health, and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment personnel to support communities during quarantine, isolation, or social distancing. It introduces these measures, identifies their psychosocial effects, covers messaging to promote public health, and lists ways to reduce risks for public health and mental health and SUD treatment staff.

This free online course is designed to help first responders (police, firefighters, and emergency medical services personnel) cope with the opioid overdose crisis. The course highlights stressors first responders face due to the crisis, as well as coping and stress management strategies. The course is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Pre-hospital Continuing Education for continuing education credit.

This resource collection includes materials to help both mental health treatment professionals and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Resources address helping individuals manage stress during the pandemic, self-care, and approaches to assistance such as Psychological First Aid.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this web page explores strategies for individuals to increase their sense of safety and practice self-care while coping. It includes comprehensive lists of tips for staying healthy, connected, calm, and hopeful during unprecedented times.

This recorded webinar explains the importance of stress management in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing an overview of the witnessing model, which highlights the need to be aware and empowered in response to stressful events. It explores stress management and processing techniques that can support resilience.

Created for healthcare workers and service providers, the Adult Resilience Curriculum (ARC) is a research-based approach to address stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue for this population during the COVID-19 pandemic. This toolkit features 10 modules for implementing self-care at the individual and organizational level, as well as a podcast and interactive workbook.

This fact sheet explores the challenges facing healthcare workers during infectious disease outbreaks and provide strategies for ensuring self-care and well-being. It includes a list of stress management tips, such as taking breaks from work and communicating with colleagues, to avoid burnout and build resilience while providing services.

This wallet card offers tips for the public to manage stress and foster resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. It lists stress reduction techniques and additional resources for information and support.

This tip sheet explores the effects a pandemic can have on an individual’s ability to manage stress and provides coping skills and strategies. It provides information concerning common reactions in adults, children, and teenagers, as well as tips for managing financial stress.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this web page explores strategies for individuals to increase their sense of safety and practice self-care while coping. It includes comprehensive lists of tips for staying healthy, connected, calm, and hopeful during unprecedented times.

This tip sheet explores the effects a pandemic can have on an individual’s ability to manage stress and provides coping skills and strategies. It provides information concerning common reactions in adults, children, and teenagers, as well as tips for managing financial stress.

This fact sheet explores the challenges facing healthcare workers during infectious disease outbreaks and provide strategies for ensuring self-care and well-being. It includes a list of stress management tips, such as taking breaks from work and communicating with colleagues, to avoid burnout and build resilience while providing services.

Designed for a range of types of disaster responders, this pocket guide describes the cycle of stress in the body and highlights signs of stress. It also presents tips for managers to prevent and manage stress for themselves and their workers during disaster response, as well as offering simple, practical stress management techniques for responders.

This flyer lists principles of Psychological First Aid that responders and others can use when working with people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Information about related resources is also provided.