Mental Health and Disaster Relief Resources for Children

• Hurricanes & Floods
  Taking Care of Your Children and Yourself: AAP Resource
• American Academy of Pediatrics Tips on Talking to a Child After a Disaster
  YouTube Link
• How to Support Your Child’s Resilience in a Time of Crisis
  AAP Resource
• Helping Your Child Cope After a Disaster
• Trauma-Responsive Care for Infants and Toddlers
• Caring for Children in Disasters
• McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Breastfeeding During a Disaster

• How to prepare and store powdered infant formula
• Breastfeeding during a disaster and other emergencies

The NCTSN also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA; En Español). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. The PFA Wallet Card (En Español) provides a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training (En Español) course is also available on the NCTSN Learning Center. PFA Handouts include:

• Parent Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers (En Español)
• Parent Tips for Helping Preschoolers (En Español)
• Parent Tips for Helping School-Age Children (En Español)
• Parent Tips for Helping Adolescents (En Español)
• Tips for Adults (En Español)

For community and mental health providers who plan to continue working with affected communities long-term, review Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR; En Español) and take the SPR Online course (En Español).

• Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of the Tornado
• Questions to Ask Your Children About the Tornado
• After the Tornado: Helping Young Children Heal
• Teacher Guidelines for Helping Students after a Tornado
• Trinka and Sam and the Swirling Twirling Wind
  E-book for young children (En Español)
• Tornado Response for Kids: Right After a Tornado
• Tornado Response for Teens: Right After a Tornado
• Parent Guidelines for Helping Children After a Tornado
  A guide for parents to help children recover after a tornado.
• There Was a Hurricane
  Helene response: new social story

• Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief
  Tips for Caregivers
• Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief
  Tips for Caregivers
• Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief
  Tips for Caregivers
• The Power of Parenting
  How to Help Your Child After a Parent or Caregiver Dies

• Parent Guidelines for Helping Children after a Hurricane (En Español)
• After the Hurricane: Helping Young Children Heal
• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español: ASL)
• Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents (En Español)
• Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day
  E-book for young children (En Español)
• College Students Coping After a Hurricane
• Teacher Guidelines Helping Students After a Hurricane
• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
• Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of Traumatic Events
• Once I Was Very Very Scared (En Español)
  E-book for young children
• After the Injury
  Website for families with injured children
• Health Care Toolbox
  Website for pediatric health providers working with injured children
• Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español)
  For responders
• Here for Each Other: Family Guide (from Sesame Street)