Resources

AACAP Disaster Resources

• AACAP’s Disaster Resource Center
• AACAP’s Disaster Liaison Network Resource Library
• Facts For Families: Climate Change and Eco-Anxiety in Youth
• Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators
• NCTSN: Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals
• SAMHSA Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Traumatic Event: What to Expect in your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life

NCTSN on Flooding & Landslides: Before, During & After

• Flood Resources
• Landslide Resources

Red Cross: Flooding & Landslide Info & Checklists

• Flood Preparedness
• Flood Preparedness Checklist (PDF)
• Landslide Preparedness
• Landslide Checklist (PDF)

NOAA: Turn Around Don’t Drown Program

• Turn Around Don’t Drown

Ready.gov: Floods & Landslides

• Floods
• Kids Preparedness
• Build a Kit
• Landslides & Debris Flow

FEMA: Flooding & Landslides

• Flood Safety Information
• FloodSmart.gov
• Flash Flooding: Be Ready
• Fraud Alert: Kentucky April 2 Storms
• SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
• FEMA Design Guide (PDF)
• Landslide Safety Information

Psychological First Aid Training and App

• Psychological First Aid Online Training
• PFA Mobile App

SAMHSA: Disaster Response

• Tips for Survivors: Managing Stress
• Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event
• CDC: Coping with a Disaster

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Wildfire Resources

• Guidance for Parents and Caregivers After a Wildfire - Pasadena Public Health Department
• Talking to Children about Wildfires and other Natural Disasters
• NCTSN: Parent Guidelines for Helping Children Impacted by Wildfires
• NCTSN: Wildfires: Tips for Parents on Media Coverage
• Maui Resources and Information After the Fires - AAP Hawaii Chapter
• Seeking Physician Volunteers for Maui

NCTSN Resources for Shootings

• College Students: Coping After the Recent Shooting
• Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (En Español)
• Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting
• Talking to Children about the Shooting
• Psychological Impact of the Recent Shooting
• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal (En Español)
• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español)
• Talking to Teens When Violence Happens (En Español)
• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
• Once I Was Very Very Scared – children’s book for young children

Please see below for more wildfire and disaster resources

Resources for Organizations, Volunteers, and Clinicians

• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Long Term Recovery Guide (PDF)
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network & the National Center for PTSD Field Operations Guide, 2nd Edition (PDF)
• Post-Disaster Reunification of Children: A Nationwide Approach (PDF)
• Risk Management in Disaster Response (PDF)
• Training for Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteers (PDF)
• Ready, Set, Resilience! - The Duke Marine Lab Community Science Initiative that partners with educators, students, and communities to explore how nature rebounds from disruptions and to help people build resilience through hands-on research and outreach.

Resources for Clinicians

• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Family Reunifications Following Disasters: A Planning Tool for Health Care Facilities (PDF)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Post-Disaster Considerations for Pediatricians in Practice (PDF)
• American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Practices (PDF)
• Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (PDF)
• NCTSN: Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals (PDF)

Resources for Parents

• New! Facts For Families: Climate Change and Eco-Anxiety in Youth
• Talking to Children about the War in Ukraine: 15 Tips for Parents
• Talking to Children about Wildfires and other Natural Disasters (PDF)
• Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Earthquake Disaster Response and Recovery Resources
• Community Crises and Disasters: A Parent’s Guide to Talking with Children of All Ages (PDF)
• How Families Can Cope with Relocation Stress After a Disaster
• The National Academies’ Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary (PDF)
• SAMHSA Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Traumatic Event: What to Expect in your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life (PDF)
• US Department of Homeland Security Earthquake Fact Sheet
• US Department of Homeland Security Family Emergency Planning

Spanish

• Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades: Terremotos
• Cómo pueden las familias sobrellevar el estrés de una reubicación después de una catástrofe
• NCTSN Sugerencias Para Educadores (PDF)

Resources for Children

Trinka and Sam

• Trinka and Sam: The Big Fire
• Trinka and Sam: The Day the Earth Shook
• Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day
• Trinka and Sam: The Swirling Twirling Wind

Spanish

• Trinka y Juan El Gran Fuego
• Trinka y Juan el Viento que Giraba y Giraba
• Trinka y Juan en un día de Mucho Viento y Lluvia
• Trinka y Juan El Día Que La Tierra Se Movió

Other Resources

• Disaster Preparedness Activity Book
• Earthquake Fact Sheet for Kids
• Juego de Cartas para Niños: Ready 2 Help (Spanish)
• Ready 2 Help Disaster Preparedness Card Game
• Ready 2 Help: Libro Guía (Spanish)

Online Training Resources

Videos

• MCO Disaster Manual Training
  
• In the Aftermath - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  This FBI-produced documentary focuses on best practices after school shooting tragedies, including family reunification, dealing with accompanying trauma, and crisis planning. It highlights the difficult journey of recovery while also giving hope to survivors.
  

Coursework and Training

• AACAP Natural Disasters and a Community-Based Systems of Care Approach for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Pediatric Services (PDF)
• ASPR TRACIE Disaster Behavioral Health Self Care for Healthcare Workers Modules (PDF)
• Skills for Psychological Recovery Manual from the National Center for PTSD and NCTSN (PDF)
• Psychological First Aid - Johns Hopkins University
• Disaster Behavioral Health - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
• Disaster Mental Health Intervention - Johns Hopkins University
• Cultural Competency Program for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
• Introduction to eh NC Disaster Response Network (NC DRN) and to Disaster Mental Health Training (NC DRN, Module 1) - North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Presentations

• Module 1: Stress, Trauma, and Disaster
• Module 2: Conceptual Model
• Module 3: Generally Accepted Truths About the Psychological Effects of Trauma
• Module 4: Protecting Children’s Mental Health During Disasters
• Module 5: Terrorism and Bioterrorism
• Module 6: Psychological Responses to War
• Module 7: Psychological Responses to Disaster, Terrorism and Bioterrorism
• Module 8: Neurobiological Sequelae of Exposure to Extreme Stress
• Module 9: The Fact of Loss through Death
• Module 10: Clinical Assessment of the School-Age Child/Adolescent
• Module 11: Interventions for Primary and Secondary Survivors
• Practical Applications of Disaster Mental Health
• SAMHSA: Cultural Awareness: Children and Disasters
• Disaster Mental Health Preparedness and Response Child Psychiatry
• Mental Health in Disaster: Issues and Intervention