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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 web page from the APA website describes common reactions to hurricane events and provides tips for hurricane survivors for understanding and coping with these feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. A tip sheet also describes how psychologists and other mental healthcare providers can help those who have severe or prolonged reactions that disrupt daily functioning.
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This web page explains how individuals can manage stress related to exposure to a hurricane—even if from afar—and when they should seek professional help.
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This site provides information about what to expect in a hurricane and signs of emotional distress. It also explains how to reach the Disaster Distress Helpline (call or text 800-985-5990) for immediate crisis counseling.
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This part of the CDC's website presents an overview of hurricanes, as well as suggestions for preparing for a hurricane and staying safe after a hurricane. This website section also includes links to materials for families, health and mental health professionals, and other disaster responders.
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This site describes hurricanes and what to expect and provides links to information about what to do before, during, and after natural disasters.
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These weather-specific informational flyers designed for people experiencing homelessness were created using input from people who were or are homeless. The flyers focus on specific natural disasters, offering weather-appropriate guidance for individuals seeking shelter and safety.
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This children's book was developed to help young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they have after experiencing a hurricane. The story describes children's reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their emotions and feel safer. In the back of the booklet, there is a parents' guide that suggests ways that parents can use the story with their children.
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This children's book was developed to help young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they have after experiencing a hurricane. The story describes children's reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their emotions and feel safer. In the back of the booklet, there is a parents' guide that suggests ways that parents can use the story with their children.
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This children's book was developed to help young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they have after experiencing a hurricane. The story describes children's reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their emotions and feel safer. In the back of the booklet, there is a parents' guide that suggests ways that parents can use the story with their children.
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This tip sheet explains how to prepare for a hurricane and lists supplies to have on hand and steps to take after a hurricane.
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This article describes research on the process and effects of merging, after Hurricane Sandy, of substance use disorder treatment programs in New York City to ensure continuity of care. Investigators interviewed healthcare practitioners in the programs to understand challenges and measures they took that proved successful in terms of patient retention and both patient and staff health and well-being following the hurricane.
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This children's book was developed to help young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they have after experiencing a hurricane. The story describes children's reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their emotions and feel safer. In the back of the booklet, there is a parents' guide that suggests ways that parents can use the story with their children.
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This paper describes a survey of nearly 90 patients in a program in New York City for treatment of dependence on opioids when Hurricane Sandy struck the area.
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This study investigated experiences of people in a treatment program for dependence on opioids (e.g., heroin, Vicodin, OxyContin) in New York City around the time of Hurricane Sandy. Findings highlight how programs and individuals can and do adapt during hurricanes and other disasters to ensure ongoing management of addictions.
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This web page from the APA website describes common reactions to hurricane events and provides tips for hurricane survivors for understanding and coping with these feelings, thoughts, and behaviors. A tip sheet also describes how psychologists and other mental healthcare providers can help those who have severe or prolonged reactions that disrupt daily functioning.
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This report covers how agencies and organizations used social media to support preparedness, response, and recovery from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. It also describes challenges encountered and how they were addressed - and issues remaining to be addressed to help improve future use of social media as part of disaster management.
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This article provides ways to recognize common emotional reactions and steps to prepare for a hurricane that will be helpful in safeguarding the emotional well-being of the survivor.
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This web page explains how individuals can manage stress related to exposure to a hurricane—even if from afar—and when they should seek professional help.
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This tip sheet explains how hurricanes may affect families, and children in particular, and identifies ways that parents and other caregivers can help their children to cope after a hurricane. Also provided are tips for self-care for parents and other caregivers.
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This resource provides information about common reactions that children may have as a result of experiencing a hurricane and how parents can help their child as well as themselves.
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This children's book was developed to help young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they have after experiencing a hurricane. The story describes children's reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their emotions and feel safer. In the back of the booklet, there is a parents' guide that suggests ways that parents can use the story with their children.
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This children's book was developed to help young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they have after experiencing a hurricane. The story describes children's reactions and talks about how their parents help them to express their emotions and feel safer. In the back of the booklet, there is a parents' guide that suggests ways that parents can use the story with their children.
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The author discusses the re-traumatization that is possible among survivors of hurricanes who experience a subsequent hurricane. He presents common effects of a second disaster on people who have survived a similar one, suggests ways to prepare for these effects, and offers ways for journalists to help trauma survivors in their communities.
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This tip sheet explains how hurricanes may affect families, and children in particular, and identifies ways that parents and other caregivers can help their children to cope after a hurricane. Also provided are tips for self-care for parents and other caregivers.
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