Resources

Resource list

  1. Disaster Distress Hotline: click here
  2. Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting: click here
  3. Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting: click here
  4. Five questions on the Tucson, AZ., shootings for Psychologist Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D. [please see question 3 and response]: click here
  5. Helpful hints for School Emergency Management – Psychological First Aid (PFA) for students and teachers: Listen, Protect, Connect – Model and Teach: click here
  6. Listen, Protect, Connect – Model and Teach – Psychological First Aid for Teachers and Students: click here
  7. Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting: click here
  8. Traumatic Stress Symptoms Handout: click here
  9. Facts for Families: Children and Grief: click here
  10. The Dougy Center: Resources for Parents and Kids around Grief
    – Parent/Caregiver Resources: click here
    – Kids Resources: click here
    – Teen Resources: click here

National Center for Crisis Management Information

  1. Teacher guidelines for crisis response: click here
  2. Parent guidelines for crisis response: click here

SAMHSA Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series

Tips for Survivors

  1. Coping With Grief After a Disaster or Traumatic Event click here
  2. Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Other Traumatic Event: Coping with Retraumatization click here
  3. Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Other Traumatic Event: Managing Stress click here
  4. Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Traumatic Event: What To Expect in Your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life click here
  5. Coping With Grief After Community Violence click here
  6. Coping with Grief After Community Violence – Gun Violence click here
  7. Coping with Anger After a Disaster or Other Traumatic Event click here
  8. Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers click here
  9. Tips for Young Adults: Coping with Mass Violence click here
  10. Common Adverse Signs in Youth After a Disaster or Trauma click here