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This web page provides information for staying safe during different natural disaster and severe weather events, such as earthquakes, extreme heat, floods, and more. It includes links to tips and resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from each disaster type. Description: This resource is also available in English.
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This website from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security provides information, guidance, and resources for individuals and communities preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disaster and emergency events. It includes resources for various age groups and provides tips for creating an effective individual and family disaster plan.
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This document informs parents of common child reactions to earthquakes and provides tips on supporting children after an earthquake.
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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 aspects of the transition families go through when a member returns home after a disaster deployment. It also suggests ways that family members can navigate the transition and support the responder in coping with the return home.
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This tip sheet offers reactions people commonly have to disasters and other traumatic events in several different domains. It provides tips for coping and indicates signs of the need for help with managing post-disaster stress.
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This web page provides parents and caregivers with recommendations for supporting their child's return to school after experiencing a tragedy, which can include mass violence incidents. It includes guidance for supporting children's feelings, emphasizing school safety, and seeking further assistance if needed to ensure students' comfort and resilience.
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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.
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This checklist provides guidance on how to prepare for, respond to, and recover from an earthquake. It also provides further information on the frequency of earthquakes and possible increased risks for individuals and families.
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This tip sheet explores the signs and symptoms of stress and compassion fatigue experienced by individuals providing healthcare services. It highlights the importance of self-care and stress management and provides tips for staff and team leads to address stress and compassion fatigue.
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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.
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This resource is developed for children with parents or guardians who only speak Spanish to provide them with steps to help their parents during emergencies and cope with stress. It provides guidance for alerting parents and guardians of an emergency, how to be a helper, and how to ask for help if they are feeling anxious or scared.
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This tip sheet explores retraumatization signs and symptoms that survivors of disasters and other traumatic events may experience. It provides tips for managing symptoms and building resilience.
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This toolkit is designed to support delivery of a training for mental health and other professionals on supporting children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in coping with and recovering from trauma. Although the toolkit is available free of charge, users must create an NCTSN Learning Center account and log in to access this resource.
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This toolkit is designed to support delivery of training for mental health and other professionals on supporting children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in coping with and recovering from trauma. The curriculum defines IDD, explains how IDD and trauma can delay development, and offers ways to work with children and their families. Users must create an NCTSN Learning Center account and log in to access this resource.
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This children's storybook follows a young penguin named Pedro as he moves to a shelter after an emergency occurs in his neighborhood. The story follows Pedro as he meets new friends and helpers in the shelter.
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This children's activity book follows a young penguin named Pedro and his friends as they cope with their feelings and reactions after experiencing an emergency event. The activities included teach children skills for managing their emotions and coping with stress or fear.
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This poster provides parents and caregivers with information on possible reactions children may have after experiencing a disaster. It also provides information on ways to get help for children experience adverse reactions.
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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.
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This poster provides information about common reactions individuals may have after experiencing a disaster. It also provides resources for those seeking help with adverse reactions.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online is an interactive course in which the participant learns about PFA by taking on the role of a provider after a disaster. The course includes expert tips, videos, and activities in support of learning. The course is available free of charge; however, to complete the course, you must create an NCTSN Learning Center account.
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This video for children follows Rosie, a young girl who is struggling after the death of her mother. It provides parents with strategies for offering support and encouraging healthy coping strategies for children struggling with grief. This video is based on a children's book also available online.
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This children's book follows Rosie, a young girl who is struggling after the death of her mother. It provides parents with strategies for offering support and encouraging healthy coping strategies for children struggling with grief. The children's book is also adapted into a video format.
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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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This booklet tells the story of Trinka and Sam, two young mice who are friends and neighbors who survive a wildfire. The booklet covers effects a wildfire can have on a community, as well as the emotions and behaviors children may display after a wildfire.
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