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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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The rural American South is particularly vulnerable to weather-related disasters, and many residents live in areas with limited resources. This toolkit, designed for local leaders, is focused on building workforce resilience through collaboration involving residents, employers, governments, and community organizations.
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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 toolkit is designed for organizations that would like to implement mental health programs in rural areas. It contains seven modules that focus on developing, implementing, evaluating, and sustaining rural mental health programs.
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Developed after tornadoes in 2017 in Van Zandt County in Texas, this toolkit presents steps and strategies for preparing for and responding to disasters in rural communities. Topics include setting up a long-term recovery group, conducting an immediate needs assessment, running a case management program, and managing volunteers.
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This toolkit provides guidance for building an inclusive emergency management system and highlights the importance of collaboration between and among healthcare professionals, emergency managers and public health officials, and professionals who provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness. It offers resources and strategies for addressing the needs of people experiencing homelessness during disasters.
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In this toolkit, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) provides guidance for public information officers (PIOs) and others involved in public health communications on behalf of local health departments in using social media as part of their work. The toolkit can be downloaded free of charge, but creation of a free NACCHO Toolbox account is required.
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This comprehensive toolkit provides communities with information and resources to develop a disaster response and recovery plan that addresses the needs of community members experiencing homelessness. The toolkit features information regarding stakeholders; data regarding homelessness; provider networks; and checklists of key actions for disaster planners to consider before, during, and after disasters.
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This toolkit helps service providers for the aging learn more about alcohol and medication misuse and mental illness among older adults. It provides tools such as a program coordinator's guide, suggested curricula, and handouts, including screening tools to help identify problematic alcohol use and depression in older adults.
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This resource serves as a guide for incorporating language access considerations into disaster management plans. Page 8 of the guide lists resources that explain the translation process and can help readers obtain high-quality translations.
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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 toolkit provides information, guidance, checklists, and other resources to help communities incorporate assistance for victims into their mass violence and terrorism preparedness and response efforts. The toolkit may be useful to behavioral healthcare professionals, victim service providers, emergency managers, and others involved in planning and responding to mass violence and terrorism.
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This toolkit describes acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder and the risk factors associated with trauma. It also describes interventions that can be used in times of crisis. Near the end of the toolkit is a list of related resources.
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This toolkit equips high schools and their districts with strategies to prevent suicide and support the mental health of their students. The toolkit covers helping students who are at risk, responding to a suicide in a school, training staff, and conducting outreach to parents.
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Designed for nursing homes, assisted living facilities, independent living facilities, and continuing care retirement communities, this toolkit contains a suite of resources with information about mental health and suicide prevention. It includes a manager's guide, fact sheets for residents, and hands-on training tools for professional staff and family members.
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Created for those who work with families experiencing homelessness, this toolkit provides organizations and other professionals with guidance for becoming trauma-informed and addressing the needs of those who have experienced traumatic stress and events. It identifies steps for completing a self-assessment to recognize successes and challenges, explains the value of a trauma-informed approach, and identifies next steps.
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According to the NCTSN website, this toolkit "provides school administrators, teachers, staff, and concerned parents with basic information about working with traumatized children in the school system."
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This toolkit helps states and localities include the needs of special populations, including people with disabilities and other functional needs, in their disaster plans and disaster response processes.
This toolkit provides state and federal officials, as well as emergency and disaster preparedness directors and coordinators, with key emergency response volunteer concepts and federal and state regulations relevant to emergency volunteers. The toolkit can be used as a resource for educational, training, and planning activities.
Designed for victim services and emergency and disaster response organizations, this toolkit defines various trauma; provides information and tools to help organizations become vicarious trauma-informed; and offers information and resources for professionals in the areas of emergency medical services, fire services, and law enforcement.
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.
This online toolkit from the Washington Department of Health has resources to help make homes and communities safer from suicide. Included in the toolkit are webinars, trainings for healthcare professionals, videos, and more.
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has resources to prevent overdose. Designed for local health departments, they focus on peer support services and overdose response. They include two reports for health departments and archived webinars.
This guide can help teachers understand how children react to natural disasters and identify signs of stress through their students' behavior and academic performance. The authors share strategies and activities teachers can implement to help students cope with their feelings.
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