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This web page provides information and tools to help people with disabilities and their families to plan and prepare for disasters. General tips and tools are included, as well as information specifically for groups of people including people who take medications, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, people who are blind or who have low vision, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and people with mobility disabilities.
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This research report explores the role nonprofit organizations play during response and recovery from disasters for which a federal declaration is not made. Although the authors found that nonprofits can provide or facilitate access to resources, they also discovered a need for new approaches to data collection to understand how nonprofits distribute benefits across communities. The authors also recommend steps to advance data collection.
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This part of the website of the National Center for PTSD features materials for professionals to help them in working with older adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), one possible consequence of disaster experiences. Resources include online information and courses about PTSD in older adults, PTSD that is co-occurring with other conditions that may arise in older adults, and prescribing practices for older veterans with PTSD.
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This article on the website of the National Center for PTSD discusses telemental health for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including individuals living in rural areas. It also analyzes the pros and cons of telemental health for patients with PTSD.
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This brochure describes trauma that children and adolescents may experience, including trauma associated with natural and human-caused disasters. It indicates how children and adolescents may respond to trauma and how rescue workers can help children and adults cope with stressors and trauma, and it identifies sources of additional information and support.
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This web page provides information, guidance, and tools to help states and localities account for the needs of people with access and functional needs in disaster planning and response. The page features workbooks, toolkits, checklists, executive actions, laws and regulations, and promising practices.
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This tip sheet describes how people with serious mental illness may experience and respond to disasters. It identifies ways in which people with serious mental illness are more vulnerable than others in disasters and problems they may face. It also offers tips for disaster planners and responders for helping people with serious mental illness and their families with disaster planning and in the aftermath of a disaster.
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This collection features resources that public officials, public health professionals, and others can use to provide information for people with disabilities and their loved ones about how to stay safe from home fires. The collection includes statistics and messages, flyers, and social media messages and images.
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This website helps support active duty military personnel and veterans and their families facing mental illnesses such as depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia.
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As part of HRSA, the Office of Rural Health Policy promotes better health services for rural Americans. The website contains information about funding opportunities, policy, programs, and research.
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This web page provides statistics and information on the need for mental health services in rural America. It also gives an overview of the challenges of providing mental health services in rural communities, including accessibility, availability, and acceptability of services.
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This guide discusses barriers and challenges to accessing substance use disorder and mental health treatment services in rural communities. It also gives information on implementing telehealth as a method to increase access to services and the benefits of telehealth.
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This fact sheet presents five key recommendations for health departments in planning to provide aid and assistance to people with disabilities in disasters or other emergencies. Recommendations include analyzing the population of people with disabilities in their jurisdiction, including people with disabilities in all emergency planning efforts, and ensuring accessibility for all people with disabilities during a disaster or other emergency.
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Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and Android and BlackBerry devices, this app is designed to support responders in meeting the mental health and substance use-related (behavioral health) needs of disaster-affected communities. It can be used to access preparedness and response information and to find local behavioral health services for referrals.
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This article reviews advances that have been made in research and experience after 9/11 that have led to the development of evidence-based and evidence-informed guidelines and strategies to support the design and implementation of public mental health programs after terrorism and disaster. [Authors: Watson, P.J., Brymer, M. J., and Bonanno, G. A.]
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This resource includes information about the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and accessibility for individuals with disabilities as well as checklist items.
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This 1.5-hour webinar covers how to treat children who are deaf or hard of hearing, or hearing children of parents who are deaf, who have experienced trauma, including trauma linked to disaster. While the webinar is available free of charge, users need to create an account with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Learning Center and log in to access the webinar.
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This document reports on the findings of a project to understand issues in mental and substance use disorder services in rural areas. It covers barriers to mental health and substance use disorder service delivery, model programs and policy strategies, and the roles of telehealth and state and local organizations in service delivery in rural communities.
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This 11-page fact sheet has information on the diversity of the community of people who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as suggestions for clinicians on ways to modify treatments to fit the needs of this population. Tips are included on preparing for therapy with a client who is deaf or hard of hearing, learning how to work effectively with an interpreter, and adapting individual sessions.
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People with developmental disabilities are more likely to be exposed to certain types of traumatic experiences, and certain types of trauma make developmental delays more likely. This guide shares statistics related to individuals with disabilities in the United States and incidence of trauma among children and adults with developmental disabilities.
Established in 1980 and housed at the University of North Dakota, the Center for Rural Health provides information on rural health policy, research, education, and community development.
This web page provides links to information from Mental Health America about mental health and the military for military members, their children, and other members of their families. It also features links to non-Mental Health America resources in areas including health benefits, online screening tools, and support for wounded soldiers.
This web page includes information and links to resources to help people with disabilities and their loved ones to prepare for disasters, including developing a personal support network, completing a personal assessment, and making an emergency plan. Also provided are links to information about emergency shelters and putting together a disaster supplies kit.
This web page provides links to a wide range of resources about emergency preparedness for people with disabilities and access and functional needs. Resources come from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Council on Disability, states, and other entities. They include fact sheets, videos, courses and curricular materials, and guides.
This web page features a compilation of tips and resources developed specifically for different groups of first responders, including law enforcement, firefighters, 911 centers, emergency medical services, and hospital emergency staff. Each section provides tips on how to communicate with people with autism and things to be aware of.
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