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This FEMA web page contains a wealth of information and resources on developing disaster response plans, from planning considerations to comprehensive preparedness and emergency operation planning guides. It also features pre-disaster recovery planning guides tailored to different levels of government.
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This resource is designed to help pediatricians, emergency planners, disaster responders, and volunteers meet children’s needs during disasters. It contains chapters on disaster planning for pediatricians, pediatric preparedness exercises, and various kinds of disaster events, among others.
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This web page explores the impacts working with disaster survivors may have on rescue workers, volunteers, healthcare professionals, and journalists and provides strategies for resilience and self-care. It explores tips for avoiding retraumatization of people receiving services and discusses the importance of professional wellness, noting possibilities for burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization.
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This guide provides general information about disaster behavioral health and describes activities involved in various stages of the planning process, from plan development to testing to activation to deactivation and evaluation and improvement over time. The guide identifies resources that may be helpful in planning and features a checklist with key elements of a disaster behavioral health plan.
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Presented by the President of National Emergency Management and Response, this webinar for state emergency managers covers best practices in case management strategies to support survivors of disasters. Key topics addressed in the webinar include evaluating resource coordination, assessing effectiveness of communication, and monitoring development and enhancement of community resilience.
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At this web page, DHS details First Responder Capability, a program dedicated to providing first responders with technical assistance and inventive solutions to challenges caused by the nature of their jobs. The web page provides information on grants and training, as well as additional topical research and resources.
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This web page offers information on the warning signs of emotional distress after an individual has experienced a natural or human-caused disaster. Warning signs are identified, and the page includes links to information about populations at greater risk and suggestions for coping with traumatic events and disasters.
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This web page summarizes the effects disasters and traumatic events can have on individuals and provides strategies for relieving and addressing stress. It links to resources designed to support coping with mass violence, resources to support children and families, and other tips for disaster survivors.
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FEMA’s National Resilience Guidance features steps individuals, communities, and organizations can take to increase their resilience. It defines the systems that contribute to resilience and identifies opportunities for incorporating resilience principles into activities and decision-making.
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Mpox, previously known as monkeypox, caused a global outbreak that began in 2022. This fact sheet discusses mpox transmission, the signs and symptoms, prevention strategies, and treatment options, as well as the mpox vaccine.
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As noted in this resource, “During response operations, timely, efficient, and coordinated delivery of necessary federal public health, medical, and human services assistance is an essential function of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).” This plan is HHS’s emergency operations plan structuring how the department and its divisions manage and support response to and recovery from disasters and public health emergencies.
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Funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and administered by SAMHSA, the CCP is a supplemental grant program to help states, territories, and federally recognized tribes affected by major disasters to address the mental health and substance use-related needs of their residents. This web page details trainings for staff employed by FEMA and SAMHSA's CCP.
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This web page explains that responders face heightened risk of mental illness and substance use disorders due to the nature of their work. It identifies signs of stress; ways to manage stress; and related resources, including online trainings and tip sheets.
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Designed for law enforcement officers, this free online course describes common stressors in the line of duty and identifies ways to manage stress. The course highlights signs and symptoms of stress, depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and suicidal thoughts that law enforcement officers may notice in themselves or their coworkers. It also provides information on where and how to seek additional help.
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This free, 1-hour online course for fire and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel provides information on stressors and behavioral health issues and conditions that are more common in fire and EMS. It also covers techniques for healthy coping and stress management.
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This web page shares messaging templates that disaster behavioral health programs can use during a disaster in formats including blogs, public service announcements, program websites, and social media. In addition to tips for writing messages for different methods of communication, the page also has links to examples.
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This web page describes types of print materials (e.g., flyers, tip sheets) and how they can be used by disaster behavioral health programs to reach and inform disaster-affected communities. The page features templates programs can download and customize to share information about their services.
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This resource collection includes web pages, manuals, guides, technical assistance documents, mobile apps, and training on topics including responding to a radiation emergency, responding to a nuclear detonation, triaging survivors, and managing hazardous materials. Items may be useful both to responders and those who manage responders and response efforts.
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Influenza A viruses established in many animal species can infect humans. This fact sheet explores the pandemic potential of these viruses, signs and symptoms in humans, and treatment and prevention protocols.
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This resource provides guidance for preventing and managing stress before, during, and after a disaster response assignment. It explores signs of stress and highlights tips individuals can use throughout disaster response and recovery to increase resilience.
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This tip sheet describes some of the challenges involved in disaster response work and how these challenges may make responders more vulnerable to substance misuse. It lists signs of substance misuse, suggests ways to address substance misuse issues in yourself or someone you care about, and identifies resources for additional support.
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This page from the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center emphasizes the importance of stress management for responders so they can stay fit to serve disaster-affected communities. The page presents key concepts of disaster behavioral health, encourages responders to deploy as part of an integrated response system and team, and highlights training available to prepare for deployment.
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This resource provides guidance for preventing and managing stress before, during, and after a disaster response assignment. It explores signs of stress and highlights tips individuals can use throughout disaster response and recovery to increase resilience.
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This web page details the collaborative National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and International Association of Fire Fighters Emergency Responder Training Program, tailored to address the occupational safety and behavioral health needs of emergency responders working in fire departments across the nation. The web page provides additional details on the importance of firefighting training.
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This web page discusses the risk factors for distress after a mass violence event. The page also discusses what to do in lockdown situations, signs of distress, how to get help when needed, and additional resources.
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