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This handout provides information for parents including reactions and/or behavior they may notice in preschool-age children after a disaster and suggestions for what to say and do once the disaster is over. This resource is part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, which helps people provide PFA, an evidence-informed, modular approach for assisting disaster survivors.
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This document offers information on how school-age children commonly react to disasters and how parents can respond. It is part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, which prepares people to deliver PFA, an evidence-informed, modular approach anyone can use to assist disaster survivors.
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Part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, this handout helps parents understand how infants and toddlers may be feeling after disaster. It also lists ways for parents to help their young children cope with disaster. PFA is an evidence-informed, modular approach anyone can use to assist disaster survivors.
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This document informs teachers of common child reactions to earthquakes and provides tips on supporting children after an earthquake.
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Part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, this handout provides parents with tips for how to respond to an adolescent child after a disaster. The document includes adolescents’ possible reactions, how parents can respond, and examples of what parents can do and say.
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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 describes aspects of the transition families go through when a member returns home after a disaster deployment. It also suggests ways that family members other than the responder can navigate the transition and support the responder in coping with the return home.
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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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Created for disaster response workers, this fact sheet 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 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 handout provides information for parents including reactions and/or behavior they may notice in preschool-age children after a disaster and suggestions for what to say and do once the disaster is over. This resource is part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, which helps people provide PFA, an evidence-informed, modular approach for assisting disaster survivors.
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This handout provides information for parents including reactions and/or behavior they may notice in preschool-age children after a disaster and suggestions for what to say and do once the disaster is over. This resource is part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, which helps people provide PFA, an evidence-informed, modular approach for assisting disaster survivors.
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Part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, this handout helps parents understand how infants and toddlers may be feeling after disaster. It also lists ways for parents to help their young children cope with disaster. PFA is an evidence-informed, modular approach anyone can use to assist disaster survivors.
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Part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, this handout helps parents understand how infants and toddlers may be feeling after disaster. It also lists ways for parents to help their young children cope with disaster. PFA is an evidence-informed, modular approach anyone can use to assist disaster survivors.
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This tip sheet defines historical trauma and describes impacts of historical trauma in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) cultures and communities. The tip sheet also provides tips to help responders prepare to support AI/AN communities that have been affected by disasters.
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This tip sheet for young adults focuses on the impacts of mass violence on individuals ages 18 to 26. It explores common effects of mass violence and provides suggestions for coping.
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This tip sheet notes the diversity of Native American cultures in the United States, presents some general commonalities across many Native American cultures and societies, explains historical trauma and how tribes may think about and respond to disasters, and suggests ways to support tribal communities that have experienced disasters. References and related resources are listed.
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This tip sheet provides livestock owners with guidance on planning, evacuation, identification, and medical records before a disaster. The tip sheet emphasizes the importance of vehicle maintenance, fire and flood preparations, and provides detailed steps to follow during and after a disaster.
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This online resource notes the importance of resilience in coping with the stress of disaster response. It defines and describes individual resilience and lists ways for responders to build resilience before, during, and after deployment.
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This tip sheet offers actionable steps that horse owners can take to prepare their horses for safety during different phases of disaster. Additionally, the tip sheet provides a suggested disaster preparedness kit for horse owners to ensure the security of horses during a disaster.
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This fact sheet provides information about the prevalence of suicide among Asian Americans. It includes statistics on suicide-related outcomes, risk and protective factors, and guidance for reporting news about suicide and supporting a loved one.
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This tip sheet provides strategies for parents and caregivers supporting children as they cope with collective traumas. The resource offers strategies for coping for both the affected adults and children in an effort to promote healthy healing and resilience.
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This web page offers tips for people with anxiety and depressive disorders to prepare for natural disasters, as well as tips for what to do after disasters occur. It also includes signs and symptoms of prolonged anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as information for helping children recover from disasters.
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This fact sheet discusses what parents should tell their children about disasters, the importance of staying calm in an emergency, common child behaviors after a disaster, special needs of children after a disaster, and how to help children cope. Also covered are steps to take in developing a family emergency plan and items to include in an emergency kit for children.
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