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This FEMA web page contains a wealth of information and resources on developing disaster response plans, from planning considerations to comprehensive preparedness and emergency operation planning guides. It also features pre-disaster recovery planning guides tailored to different levels of government.
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This resource is designed to help pediatricians, emergency planners, disaster responders, and volunteers meet children’s needs during disasters. It contains chapters on disaster planning for pediatricians, pediatric preparedness exercises, and various kinds of disaster events, among others.
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This web page includes a form which allows families to create a family emergency communication plan that can be emailed to family members as a PDF. The form contains places to enter vital household information, emergency contacts, emergency meeting places, and medical information.
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This web page explores the impacts working with disaster survivors may have on rescue workers, volunteers, healthcare professionals, and journalists and provides strategies for resilience and self-care. It explores tips for avoiding retraumatization of people receiving services and discusses the importance of professional wellness, noting possibilities for burnout, compassion fatigue, and vicarious traumatization.
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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 blog post features insights from the then-Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 4 Operational Planning Branch Chief, who is also a farmer, about the year-round concern for preparedness among families with livestock. The post provides practical advice for farmers and ranchers, addressing severe hazards and the need for planning and resources to safeguard animals during disasters.
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This guide provides general information about disaster behavioral health and describes activities involved in various stages of the planning process, from plan development to testing to activation to deactivation and evaluation and improvement over time. The guide identifies resources that may be helpful in planning and features a checklist with key elements of a disaster behavioral health plan.
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Presented by the President of National Emergency Management and Response, this webinar for state emergency managers covers best practices in case management strategies to support survivors of disasters. Key topics addressed in the webinar include evaluating resource coordination, assessing effectiveness of communication, and monitoring development and enhancement of community resilience.
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At this web page, DHS details First Responder Capability, a program dedicated to providing first responders with technical assistance and inventive solutions to challenges caused by the nature of their jobs. The web page provides information on grants and training, as well as additional topical research and resources.
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This web page offers information on the warning signs of emotional distress after an individual has experienced a natural or human-caused disaster. Warning signs are identified, and the page includes links to information about populations at greater risk and suggestions for coping with traumatic events and disasters.
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This web page summarizes the effects disasters and traumatic events can have on individuals and provides strategies for relieving and addressing stress. It links to resources designed to support coping with mass violence, resources to support children and families, and other tips for disaster survivors.
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FEMA’s National Resilience Guidance features steps individuals, communities, and organizations can take to increase their resilience. It defines the systems that contribute to resilience and identifies opportunities for incorporating resilience principles into activities and decision-making.
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The APHIS Animal Care program area provides national leadership on the safety and well-being of pets and other animals. This web page provides background information on the importance of this work, as well as links to resources on related laws and disaster preparedness in relation to pets and livestock.
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As noted in this resource, “During response operations, timely, efficient, and coordinated delivery of necessary federal public health, medical, and human services assistance is an essential function of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).” This plan is HHS’s emergency operations plan structuring how the department and its divisions manage and support response to and recovery from disasters and public health emergencies.
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This web page provides information for K–12 school administrators and staff, as well as students and families, related to emergency planning. It discusses the impacts of emergencies; what to do before, during, and after school emergencies; and preventing the spread of infections in schools. It also includes links to further resources on school safety and emergency planning.
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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 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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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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This web page explains that responders face heightened risk of mental illness and substance use disorders due to the nature of their work. It identifies signs of stress; ways to manage stress; and related resources, including online trainings and tip sheets.
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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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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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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.
ADA Emergency Preparedness Webinar: Why Effective Communications is Critical in Emergency Management
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This webinar explores the importance of effective communication in emergency management and ways emergency managers can communicate effectively with people with disabilities. The webinar draws from real-life scenarios to define effective communication and describe how emergency managers can build upon their communications approach.
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