Coping Resources

There is so much great information that will enable us as parents to help them and be better advocates for them in the case of a disaster. This is the area of preparedness that most parents know little or nothing about, yet we will be the first responders. With our children's futures and emotional well being at stake we can't afford to wait until help comes along. It is up to us to educate ourselves, our families, and our communities. Here are some great resources for learning more about how to help your children and yourself cope with the trauma of a disaster. Our goal is to be surviors not victims.

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/children.pdf - FEMA Pamphlet

http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/information/get-info/coping-with-disaster/coping-with-the-stress-of-natural-diasters

http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/index.aspx/#natural - National Assoc. of School Psychologists website lots of links for coping

—       Helping Children After a Natural Disaster: Information for Parents and Teachers
—       Responding to Natural Disasters: Helping Children and families – Information for school crisis teams
—       Coping with Crisis – Helping Children with special Needs

http://www.nctsnet.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters - National Child Traumatic Stress Network website - great information regarding how to help kids cope with traumatic situations - info divided into subcategories of floods, earthquakes, epidemics, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis

http://www2.aap.org/disasters/index.cfm - American Academy of Pediatrics website - info for parents to help children cope with natural disasters 

http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/cope_child.shtm

http://www.toolkitsportdevelopment.org/html/resources/7B/7BB3B250-3EB8-44C6-AA8E-CC6592C53550/CopingWithDisaster.pdf
104 pg document covering everything, looks like it's for professionals. But a really great read for great information! This document has specific intervention techniques in the appendixes

http://www.trauma-pages.com/disaster.php
This site contains almost all of the disaster-related links and materials available. Here, you'll find mental health handouts as well as links to external disaster web sites, disaster mental health guides, and other informative materials useful in assisting disaster victims. Very impressive lists

        http://www.trauma-pages.com/h/dissteps.php -Steps you can take to cope successfully in stressful situations
        http://www.trauma-pages.com/h/famcope.php - Family coping strategies
        http://www.trauma-pages.com/h/arcvic.php - Emotional Health Issues for Victims

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/facts_for_families – facts for families search each sheet at the bottom of the site

o         Helping children after a disaster
o         Talking to children about terrorism and war
o         Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
o         The Depressed Child
o         Children and Grief