Disaster/Terrorism Mental Health and Stress Related Links
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http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/EmergencyServices/after.asp
This site is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides topics for talking about disasters for teachers and adults, related to children and adolescents, families, and emergency and disaster response workers. Topics include anniversary reactions, grief, expressing feelings, cultural differences in coping, helping children and teens after disaster, mental health aspects of terrorism, self case ideas, and recognizing the need for professional help. Some materials in Spanish.
http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/EmergencyServices/reltopics.asp
Another site sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It includes nine related topics including anxiety disorders, school violence prevention, post-traumatic stress disorder, reliving trauma, alcohol and violent behavior, impact of violence on urban, black youth, disaster resources for the elderly, and dealing with stress after a disaster.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/TraumaticEvents/
The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has developed a special website titled "Coping with Traumatic Events".
http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/anniversary/index.cfm
The National Mental Health Association has prepared several fact sheets for adults, seniors, children, individuals with mental illness, employers, and physicians on coping with war-related stress, terrorism, and other disaster events. Many are also available in Spanish.
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/
The site is maintained by the American Psychological Association and addresses resilience in the face of difficult life changes and identifies tools and practices that promote resilience for ourselves and our communities.
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/topic.php?id=4
Another American Psychological Association site that includes informaton about managing traumatic stress and how to build resilience.
www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/NMH02-0139/default.asp
The Long-term Impact of a Traumatic Event: What to Expect in Your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life cites examples of personal uncertainties, family relationship changes, work disruptions, and financial worries that may contribute to the long-term impact of a traumatic event.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/TraumaticEvents/tips.asp#parents
Parents will find tip sheets to guide them in providing mental health support for their children related to the emotional impact of war, terrorism and other disasters.
http://www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/edu_materials/revised-folded4.pdf
Provides a printable family wallet card for phone numbers needed during an emergency in order to promote communication and security for children and their families.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/child/childhealth.asp
The Center for Mental Health Services sponsors this page on general topics related to child and adolescent mental health, including the Child Traumatic Stress Network and school violence prevention.
http://www.communityresilience.com/Information/DisasterWhatTeensCanDo.htm
A short fact sheet for teens that provides suggestions for coping after a disaster based on what was learned from working with teens affected by the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
http://www.communityresilience.com/Information/StressManagementforTeensbrochure.htm
A brochure developed by mental health counselors working with teens in Virginia after the 9/11 Pentagon attack. Defines stress and how to recognize it, ways to manage stress and three helpful stress relief activities.
http://www.apahelpcenter.org/featuredtopics/feature.php?id=40
A brochure that discusses teen age-appropriate recommendations for teens to build resilience to stress and trauma.
http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=11&
Summarizes information about the National Organization for Disabilities Emergency Preparedness Initiative including a planning guide for download at the site and a virtual binder from a 2004 conference on the topic.
http://www.communityresilience.com/InformationForParentTeacher.htm
The Virginia Community Resilience Project provides fact sheets plus links to fifteen other resource pages to support parents and teachers in helping children cope. Includes general information as well as coping with holidays, curriculum materials, anniversary reactions, stress management and cultural issues.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/TraumaticEvents/tips.asp#teachers
Teachers will find articles at this SAMHSA site giving them tips and suggestions for responding to children of different ages. Information also describes signs and symptoms that may indicate stress or fear in a child and coping strategies for dealing with fear and anxiety.
http://nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=ctr_schl
Addresses school safety, effects of trauma on schools and learning, school planning, interventions in schools and resources compiled by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
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http://www.communityresilience.com/InformationForPractitioners.htm
Provides ten links to information for clinicians working with individuals after any disaster or trauma. Includes American Psychological Association, Center for Mental Health Services, families of September 11, National Center for Post-traumatic Stress Disorders, National Mental Health Information Center, Project Liberty, and others.
http://www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=11&
Provides a booklet that helps agencies plan to meet the needs of persons with disabilities in their own homes, group homes or other settings during emergency situations.
http://dcchildrens.com/dcchildrens/about/subclinical/subneuroscience/ichoc_resources.aspx
Provides resources about children and traumatic events. Download a 45 page document called "The Handbook of Frequently Asked Questions Following Traumatic Events: Violence, Disaster, or Terrorism." Developed after 9/11 by the International Center to Heal Our children, and other fact sheets. Some material in Spanish.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs/EmergencyServices/ccp_pg05.asp
Describes coordination of substance abuse services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency's crisis counseling program.
http://www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/adm90-538/tmsection6.asp
SAMHSA's training manual for mental health workers in major disasters.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/TraumaticEvents/tips.asp#workers
This site sponsored by SAMHSA focuses on managing job related stress and more for emergency workers and mental health workers. It also links to a catalogue of disaster-related and other mental health information that can be downloaded or ordered free of charge.
http://www.mipt.org/pdf/DHS_RDDPreparedness-WG.pdf
This report, developed by the Department of Homeland Security, provides a very instructive discussion of the role of mental health in reception and triaging of patients in an emergency medical setting. Although the report addresses response to a radiological incident, the principles for mental health workers would generalize to other exposure or contagion scenarios.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/children/pdf/working/execsumm03.pdf
Contains a complete consensus report on pediatric preparedness for disasters and terrorism. The mental health recommendations are summarized on page 29 of the report.
http://www.who.int/mental_health/media/bcw_and_mental_heath_who_2005.pdf
A publication from the World Health Organization titled, "Mental Helath of Populations Exposed to Biological and Chemical Weapons".
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dtac/
A federally funded technical assistance site for state and local disaster mental health response programs; includes newsletters, plans and tools developed by grantees, and other helpful information.
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/post911workplace.html
A brief article developed by the American Psychological Association that describes effective practices for organizations to prepare their workforce for emotional aftermath of violence in the workplace.
http://www.nmha.org/reassurance/workforce_printpage.cfm
A brief overview of how employers can support their workforce in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. It includes specific key messages for communication to employees and was developed by the National Mental Health Association.
http://www.icisf.org/articles/Acrobat%20Documents/Pastoral%20Care/Pastoral%20crisis%20int.html
Brief article that describes approach to pastoral care in an emergency or disaster event. Also includes links to related mental health sites.
www.aaets.org/arts/art82.htm
This American Academy of Experts on Traumatic Stress article discusses roles of funeral, memorials, and spiritual fellowship for communities affected by disaster as well as the effectiveness of pastoral counseling. Stresses importance of training in provision of pastoral counseling.
www.ncccusa.org/nmu/mce/childrenterrorism.html
Sponsored by the National Council of Churches, this site provides a short list of tips for talking to children about terrorism and also lists religious and secular resources for work with children.
www.careandcounseling.org/Clergy%20E-newsletter.htm
An electronic newsletter for clergy dealing with children and terrorism including the role of the faith community. Also provides additional links to related websites.
http://www.projectliberty.state.ny.us/Resources/PLcultural.htm
A site developed as part of Project Liberty, New York's crisis counseling program post 9/11. The page provides specific information about why cultural competence is important in disaster services, tips for crisis counselors for cross-cultural engagement and therapeutic alliances, and links to other related information.
http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/neat_cultural.html
The page summarizes a chapter in the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA) Community Response Team Training. The full chapter is 151 pages in length but this summary provides key concepts as an "executive summary". The handout was developed by the National Association of School Psychologists, the sponsor of this website.
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/jan2004/nichd-12.htm
An activity book for African American families describes activities and resources to comfort children and help them feel safe when they are upset by events in their lives or repeated media coverage of terrorism, war and violence. It was developed by the National Institute of Child and Human Development and the National Black Child Development Institute and copies can be ordered through this site.
http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/issues/1999-2/doherty.htm
This article would be of greatest interest to counselors. It reviews cross-cultural counseling research including studies involving disaster victims and workers in other cultures. One particularly relevant section addresses cross-cultural variations in grief and grieving.
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dtac/cultural_competence.asp
A bibliography of journal articles about culturally competent practices for diverse communities and individuals who have experienced trauma. Designed for use by clinical staff.
