Disasters

The following resources are related to Disasters.

A Guide to Managing Stress in Crisis Response Professions

ABC News Interview (featuring Dr. Robert Ursano)

Bioterrorism and Public Health

Bioterrorism: Psychological and Public Health Interventions

Body Recovery and Stress Management for Leaders and Supervisors

Code Yellow, Code Orange: How Will We Respond?

Crisis Intervention

Dealing with the Effects of Trauma: A Self-Help Guide.

Disaster Preparedness and Response for Our Nation’s Military and their Families

Disaster Related Death: Managing Concerns about the Dead or Missing

Disaster Related Deaths and Infection: Truth, Myth or In-Between

Disasters and Poverty

Emerging Hope in the Face of Bioterrorism: Affirming Life at a Time of Fear

Emotional Aftermath of the Persian Gulf War

Evidence-Based Management for Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

Evidence-Based Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Fostering Safety, Health and Preparedness: A 9 /11 Anniversary Message for Our Military Health Community

Guidelines on Notifying Families of Dead or Missing Loved Ones

Haiti: Facts Important to Response and Recovery

Hazardous Materials Clean Up and Continuous Operations

Health Behaviors to Reduce Risk of Flu Transmission

Health Care Providers: Sustaining Psychological Well-Being

Health Surveillance Questionnaire (Chinese)

Health Surveillance Questionnaire (Italian translation)

Hurricane Katrina: Evacuee Mental Health and Care

Hurricane Katrina: Sustaining Effectiveness in First Responders

Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster

Information for Relief Workers on Emotional Reactions to Human Bodies in Mass Death

Initial Primary Care Screening for Severe Psychiatric Illness

Interventions at Home for Pre-Schoolers and Adolescents

Leadership and Supervision for Body Recovery in Mass Death

Leadership in Disasters

Leadership Stress Management

Managing a Workplace or an Organization After a Disaster

Media Management in Body Recovery from Mass Death (Chinese)

Mental Health and Behavioral Guidelines for Response to a Pandemic Flu Outbreak

Mental Health Response to Mass Violence and Terrorism: A Field Guide

Natural Disasters: Optimizing Officer and Team Performance

NIEHS: Earthquake Response Training Tool (Creole)

NIEHS: Earthquake Response Training Tool (English)

Pandemic Planning and Response: Critical Elements for Business Planning

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Acute and Long-Term Responses to Trauma and Disaster

Psychological and Behavioral Issues Providers Need to Know Following a Radiation Event

Psychological Concerns after Hurricane Katrina: Tips for Medical Care Providers

Psychological First Aid: How You Can Support Well-Being in Disaster Victims (Chinese)

Psychological First Aid: Helping Victims in the Immediate Aftermath of Disaster

Psychological Issues for Older Adults in Disasters

Public Health Emergencies: Role of Military Family

Public Health Emergencies: Implications for Military Families (Provider Sheet)

Recovery in Aftermath of Workplace Violence: Guide for Supervisors

Recovery in the Aftermath of Workplace Violence: Guidance for Workers

Risk Communication: Guidelines for Public Officials

Safety, Health and Preparedness: A 9 /11 Anniversary Message for Military Families

Seriously Mentally Ill: Addressing Needs in a Disaster

Stress Management for Health Care Providers

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health (Creole)

Talking to Children about the Ft. Hood Shooting

Teachers Helping Students: Listening and Talking

Terrorism and Disaster: Emergency Mental Health After A Suicide Bombing

Terrorism and Disaster: Individual and Community Mental Health Interventions

Terrorism and Disaster: Pneumonic Plague

Textbook of Disaster Psychiatry

The Debriefing Debate

Tips for Talking to Children: A Guide for Parents and TeachersTips for Talking to Children

Working with the Media in Body Recovery from Mass Death