This tip sheet for parents and other caregivers and teachers explains how to help children cope with the emotional aftermath of a disaster and includes information on common reactions according to developmental stage.

This 60-minute webcast identifies types and sources of stress that disaster behavioral health responders may face, as well as methods of self-care. It also covers ways that supervisors and managers of disaster behavioral health responders can support their teams in coping with stress.

This guide offers information and suggestions to help emergency managers, planners, and responders include individuals with disabilities in disaster planning and preparedness, response, and recovery.

These weather-specific informational flyers designed for people experiencing homelessness were created using input from people who were or are homeless. Each of the nine flyers focuses on a different natural disaster, offering weather-appropriate guidance for individuals seeking shelter and safety.

This web page is for health professionals to learn about the impacts of tornadoes and provide them with resources to educate others. Included are resources on the health and psychosocial impacts of tornadoes, and on aiding in community recovery. The page also suggests learning activities for educating other professionals.

This web page gives an overview of the impact tornadoes can have, including injuries and damages. It also gives general safety tips for avoiding injury during cleanup after a tornado. Lastly, it provides information on children’s needs after a tornado and suggestions for helping them with their anxiety or fear.

At this web page, the American Red Cross describes tornadoes and associated hazards and presents general safety tips; explains how a tornado watch and warning are different; and lists steps to take before, during, and after a tornado. Also provided are links to information about emotional recovery and home cleaning and repair.

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

CDC describes hazards associated with tornadoes and presents links to guidance on what to do before, during, and after a tornado. Also presented are links to information about related disaster types and about health and safety concerns associated with all kinds of disasters.

This half-hour webcast provides information for disaster responders and their families to prepare for the stress of responding to a disaster or traumatic event. It also provides tips for responders to reintegrate into normal work and home routines following their deployment.

The goal of this 50-minute podcast is to help parents, caregivers, teachers, and other school staff to identify common reactions of Children and Youth DBHIS to disaster and trauma. It can also help adults determine when a child or youth exposed to a disaster may need mental health services.

This brochure provides disaster readiness tips for people who have sensory-related disabilities or limitations.

This guide provides the details of Psychological First Aid (PFA), which it explains is "an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism." PFA can be used by a range of people responding to disaster, including those who are not mental health professionals.

This 79-page guide provides information on PFS-S, an adaptation of the PFA evidence-based intervention for school personnel. It provides information on how to use PFA-S to support child and adolescent students, adults, and families in the aftermath of a school crisis, disaster, or terrorism event. [Authors: Brymer, M., Taylor, M., Escudero, P., Jacobs, A., Kronenberg, M., Macy, R., Mock, L., Payne, L., Pynoos, R., and Vogel, J.]

This resource lists questions that parents can use to assess their children’s exposure to distressing situations during and after a tornado. It also describes behaviors to look out for in children that signal distress and when to consider enlisting professional mental health support.

This part of the SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline website describes tornadoes and discusses the signs of emotional distress that people may experience after a tornado or severe storm. It identifies populations at greater risk for emotional distress after a tornado and sources of information and support for individuals in disaster-related distress.

This fact sheet presents individual and organizational approaches for preventing and managing stress among emergency response and public safety workers. It describes normal reactions to a disaster, signs of the need for stress management, and strategies for handling stress.

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 book for children follows two characters, Trinka and Sam, as they learn how to prepare for a tornado. It helps children to understand common reactions and feelings they may experience before, during, and after a tornado.

This fact sheet lists common reactions older adults may have after a disaster and warning signs that someone may need extra help. It also provides strategies for helping older adults recover from the emotional aftermath of a disaster.

This 47-page booklet tells the story of Trinka and Sam, two mice who are friends and neighbors who survive a tornado and experience and cope with reactions, with help from their parents. It is designed to help children who have survived tornadoes to reflect on their experiences, and to help parents and other caregivers to talk with their children and support them in coping.

This fact sheet provides an overview of how tornadoes may affect children and families. It then explains the reactions children may have after a tornado and what teachers can do to help them recover from such events. Also included are coping tips for teachers, as they probably also survived the tornado their students experienced.

This tip sheet provides information for parents on how to manage exposure to media coverage of tornadoes for themselves and their children. The resource describes how media exposure may affect children and steps parents can take to address children’s concerns and emotions related to media exposure and other discussion of a tornado.

The NCTSN describes tornadoes and the effects they commonly have on children and families. This part of the NCTSN’s website includes information and links to resources about how parents can prepare their families for tornadoes and help their children cope with the effects of a tornado.