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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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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 online course offers approaches first responders can use to maximize safety in scenes where an individual is in mental illness- or substance use-related crisis. The 1.5-hour course covers mental and substance use disorders, as well as de-escalation techniques.
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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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Through this center, SAMHSA provides training and technical assistance to American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities, tribal SAMHSA grantees, and individuals and organizations who work with AI/AN people. Topics include mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and mental and substance use disorders. The center's website provides information and links to print materials, websites, and webinars.
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This 1-hour course offers an overview of how disaster affects children and adolescents and emphasizes skills such as administering Psychological First Aid to children and screening them for mental disorders. The course is provided through Prepare Iowa, a partnership of the Iowa Department of Public Health and the University of Iowa. To access this course, users must create an account through Prepare Iowa's training platform.
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This web page presents facts about the effects emergencies may have on mental health. It also describes the types of social and mental health problems survivors may experience and provides guidelines for an effective emergency response.
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Disasters and traumatic events have great effects on mental and emotional health, which can cause feelings of stress, anxiety, and worry during and after. This web page explores self-care strategies that can be used while coping with the effects of a disaster to help survivors build resilience and manage stress.
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Created for emergency healthcare professionals, this blog post from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement highlights how trauma-informed care can benefit both providers and recipients of emergency health services. It considers the needs and challenges of behavioral health emergencies to provide examples of how investment in trauma-informed training and care can support positive patient outcomes and staff safety.
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Disasters and traumatic events have great effects on mental and emotional health, which can cause feelings of stress, anxiety, and worry during and after. This web page explores self-care strategies that can be used while coping with the effects of a disaster to help survivors build resilience and manage stress.
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Appropriate for public health professionals, nurses, program managers, administrative employees, and first responders, this 1-hour course prepares people to support disaster survivors in crisis in meeting their emotional needs. The course covers models of crisis management and steps responders can take in engaging survivors and helping them with meeting their needs and coping after a disaster.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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This fact sheet provides disaster survivors with strategies for evaluating and managing their emotional health and disaster reactions. It provides information on possible reactions, steps for coping, and guidance for seeking additional support.
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Designed for behavioral healthcare and other healthcare professionals, first responders, and emergency planners, this 1-hour training provides an overview of psychological challenges communities may face after a disaster. To access and complete the course, users must create an account through Northwest Center's learning management system. The training covers disaster phases, mental health risks, and signs a survivor needs additional assistance.
In this 2-hour course, public health professionals will learn about common individual and group reactions to disasters, crisis communication principles, and ways communications can support public mental health after a disaster. The course also covers disaster mental health myths likely to appear in media coverage of the disaster and its aftermath. Users must create an account through Tulane's learning management system to complete the course.
This 2-hour course covers mental health effects disaster may have on survivors. It provides public health professionals with information about common mental health impacts of disasters, strategies in immediate response that can help with prevention of mental disorders, and public health approaches to post-disaster mental health. Users must create an account through Tulane's learning management system to complete the course.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) serves frontline professionals through this web page featuring information on NAMI Frontline Wellness, which provides resources and tools developed for public safety and healthcare professionals and their families, and NAMI’s Stronger Together, a 4-hour workshop geared toward firefighters. It also provides information on suicide prevention, including warning signs and crisis lines.
This web page discusses how multiple disasters may affect communities. It highlights signs of the need to seek help for someone struggling to cope with reactions, offers tips for supporting people affected by multiple disasters, and provides links to related resources.