
Resource list
- Disaster Distress Hotline: click here
- Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting: click here
- Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting: click here
- Five questions on the Tucson, AZ., shootings for Psychologist Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D. [please see question 3 and response]: click here
- Tips for talking with and helping children/youth cope after a disaster or traumatic event – A guide for parents, caregivers, and teachers: click here
- Helpful hints for School Emergency Management – Psychological First Aid (PFA) for students and teachers: Listen, Protect, Connect – Model and Teach: click here
- Listen, Protect, Connect – Model and Teach – Psychological First Aid for Teachers and Students: click here
- After a loved one dies – how children grieve and how parents and other adults can support them: click here
- School Crisis Guide – Help and Healing in a Time of Crisis: click here
- Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting: click here
- American Counseling Association: Disaster Mental Health Resources – Facts Sheets: click here
- Traumatic Stress Symptoms Handout: click here
- Facts for Families: Children and Grief: click here
- The Dougy Center: How to Help a Grieving Child: click here
National Center for Crisis Management Information
- Practical suggestions for assisting children in the aftermath of a tragedy: click here
- Teacher guidelines for crisis response: click here
- Parent guidelines for crisis response: click here
- How do people respond during traumatic exposure?: click here
- Helpful information during and after a traumatic event: click here
American Counseling Association Information
Disaster Mental Health Resources – Facts Sheets:
- Fact Sheet 1 – Post Trauma-Disaster Stress: click here
- Fact Sheet 2 – Contributing Factors: click here
- Fact Sheet 3 – Disaster and Trauma Responses of Children: click here
- Fact Sheet 4 – Disaster and Trauma Effects on Parents: click here
- Fact Sheet 5 – Disaster Impact Recovery Model: click here
- Fact Sheet 6 – Suicide Assessment: click here
- Fact Sheet 7 – Terms to Know: click here
- Fact Sheet 8 – Personal and Pre-disposing Factors: click here
- Fact Sheet 9 – Vicarious Trauma: click here
- Fact Sheet 10 – 1:1 Crisis Counseling: click here
- Fact Sheet 11 – Debriefing: click here
- Fact Sheet 12 – Grief Reactions over the Life Span: click here
- Fact Sheet 13 – Helping Survivors with Stress Management Skills: click here
- Fact Sheet 14 – Home Emergency Preparation Kit: click here
- Fact Sheet 15 – Intrusive Memories: click here
- References: click here