Psychological Aspects of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 4 pages
Hong Kong Government Information Centre
http://www.info.gov.hk/info/sars/pdf/psychomgt_e.pdf
For Talking With Children After A Disaster 3 pages
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Children respond to trauma in many different ways. Some may have reactions very
soon after the event; others may seem to be doing fi ne for weeks or months, and
then begin to show worrisome behavior. Knowing the signs that are common at different
ages can help parents and teachers to recognize problems and respond appropriately.
US Dept of Health and
Human Services National Mental Health Information Center
http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/tips/parent_teach.pdf
Psychological
First Aid 47 pages
Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed modular approach for assisting children,
adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism.
Psychological First Aid is designed to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic
events, and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning.
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD)
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/pfa/PFA_9_6_05_Final.pdf
Childhood
Traumatic Grief Education Materials 33 pages
This guide presents an overview of childhood traumatic grief, a condition that can
affect children’s development, relationships, achievement, and later effectiveness
in life if not treated or otherwise resolved.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
http://www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/reports/childhood_traumatic_grief.pdf
Children’s Understanding and Experience of Loss and Grief
15 pages
Children do not live long before they encounter loss and change in their everyday
experience. Every year thousands of children face bereavement through the death
of a grandparent, parent, sibling or friend. When someone dies, adults are understandably
so engrossed in their own grief that children’s grief may be unnoticed. However,
the way in which children are helped when sad things happen may have a profound
effect on how they are able to adapt to loss and change throughout their lives.
Help the Hospices
http://www.helpthehospices.org.uk/education/content/children_understanding.pdf
Disaster Mental Health Services: A Guidebook for Clinicians and Administrators
multiple pdf files
Cover
Introduction
Stress Reactions of Survivors
Helping Survivors
Helping the Helpers
Helping Organizations
Disaster Mental Health Services Team and Program Development
Disaster Mental Health Services: The Big Picture
Appendix A - List of Acronyms/Abbreviations
Appendix B - Resources
Appendix C - PTSD Screening Protocol for Primary Care Settings
Appendix D - 2-Day Training General Outline
Appendix E - References & Recommended Reading
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/publications/disaster/index.html
Emotional and
Spiritual Care 40 pages
Disasters impact lives – and the dimensions that express life – the physical, (a
destroyed home, bodily injury), the social (disrupted relationships and routines),
the psychological (intellectual and emotional) and spiritual (searching for meaning
and connectedness).
National Voluntary Organizations Active In Disaster
http://www.nvoad.org/articles/ESCCchapterB.pdf
Association For Death Education and Counseling Resources
ADEC is one of the oldest interdisciplinary organizations in the field of dying,
death and bereavement. Coping with loss can be a very difficult journey. ADEC has
compiled these resources for individuals who are looking for help or who wish to
offer support and help to another who is coping with a loss.
Association For Death Education and Counseling
http://www.adec.org/resources/index.cfm
internet connection required