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Disaster Preparedness

Coping and Emotional Support Brochures & Handouts

The information on this page is provided to help citizens with materials needed to cope in the aftermath of a disaster.

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Children's Resources

How Families Can Help Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety
Children’s Reactions
What parents can do
Guide for Teachers
PupsWorld Disaster Coloring Book
Child Reactions ages 1-5
Child Reactions ages 6-11
Child Reactions ages 12-18
Mister Rogers Helping Children Deal with Traumatic Events in the News
National Association of School Psychologists
School Mental Health Project-Click on Crisis Services
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
American Academy of Pediatrics
Understanding Child Traumatic Stress
Helping Children Cope With Fear & Anxiety offers pointers for parents and caregivers to help children cope with tragic events.
What Teens Can Do provides information for teens to help understand some of their reactions as well as others, to a crisis. Suggestions are also provided to help ease the unfamiliar feelings related to the event.
Tips for Talking to Children After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers explains how preschool age, early childhood, and adolescent children may respond to a crisis.

Adult Resources

A Guide for Older Adults provides suggestions to help older adults.
Mental Health Aspects of Terrorism describes typical reactions to terrorist events and provides suggestions for coping and helping others.
Disaster Counseling provides suggestions for disaster counselors on establishing rapport and active listening.
Self-Care Tips for Survivors of a Traumatic Event: What to Expect in Your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life [PDF] covers things to remember when trying to understand disaster events, signs that adults need stress management assistance, and ways to ease stress.
How to Deal With Grief discusses grief reactions and tips for maintaining mental well-being while dealing with a loss.

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Updated: March 27, 2013