Resources for Helping Children Deal with Disasters
September 4, 2008
The National TA Center at UACF has released a set of resources in the wake of the hurricane that has battered the Gulf Coast. These resources offer help for communities dealing with disasters. Families, and especially children, can experience serious emotional trauma as they prepare for, and then deal with the aftermath of, a hurricane or any other disaster. This trauma can even extend to children who are not affected by the disaster, but have seen extensive media coverage on it. The following links are a few of the available resources:
- After the Storm: A Guide to Help Children Cope With the Psychological Effects of a Hurricane [
] - Disaster Preparedness for Families of Children with Special Needs []
- After the Disaster: A Children's Mental Health Checklist
- Emergencies, Mental Health, and Traumatic Stress
- Disaster Preparedness for Children
- Mental Health Services in Disasters/Major Traumas
