Children and Disasters Resources

Watching the images on the OK tornado are almost beyond comprehension. LaDonna Werth and Tonia Durden have a list of excellent resources for our faculty and staff to share at their discretion.

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services State Resources:
Disasters and Emergencies: http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/disaster.aspx

Parents and Educators:

Tips for Talking to Children and Youth After Traumatic Events: http://www.samhsa.gov/MentalHealth/Tips_Talking_to_Children_After_Disaster.pdf

How to help children, youth and teens after a disaster: http://missourifamilies.org/features/copingarticles/coping28.htm

Children and disaster: Part 1: Ages & Stages: http://extensionenespanol.net/pubinfo.cfm?pubid=314

Children and disaster: Part 2: What parents and caregivers can say and do: http://extensionenespanol.net/pubinfo.cfm?pubid=313

Cope after Exposure to Traumatic Events: http://www.zerotothree.org/cope-after-exposure-to-a-traumatic.html

Child and Parents
Let's Get Ready: Planning Together for Emergencies: http://www.sesamestreet.org/parents/topicsandactivities/toolkits/ready
Sesame Workshop, along with its project partners has created Let’s Get Ready! Planning Together for Emergencies with tips, activities, and other easy tools to help the whole family prepare for emergencies – together!

Flat Stanley: http://www.ready.gov/flatstanley