Disaster Response
Below are a number of resources for Psychologists. If you are a member of the public and seeking information, please click here.
Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) are promising practices for disaster behavioral health response and recovery. Both PFA and SPR were developed by the National Center for PTSD and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, as well as other individuals involved in coordinating and participating in disaster response and recovery.
PFA and SPR intervention strategies are intended for use with children, adolescents, parents and caretakers, families, and adults who are survivors or witnesses exposed to disaster or terrorism. PFA and SPR can also be provided to first responders and other disaster relief workers.
While grounded in the same foundations of disaster response and recovery, there are several differences between PFA and SPR. To learn more, click here.
The Network for Enhancing Wellness in Disaster-Affected Youth (NEW DAY) provides free training to youth-serving professionals across the United States and territories in three specific evidence-based programs:
(1) Psychological First Aid (PFA) for the immediate aftermath of a disaster
(2) Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR), for the weeks to months (up to 2 years) after a disaster
(3) Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE™), an evidence-based set of trauma- informed skills for improving relationships and interactions after a disaster
For more information, please contact us at newday@fiu.edu or visit newday.fiu.edu
Wildfires and Children's Health Resources
The Subcommittee on Climate, Emergencies, and Disasters of the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children has compiled this list of publicly available wildfire and health resources to assist families and communities in protecting children’s health during and after such events. RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN Children and Disasters provides information about how children and adolescents experience disasters and ways parents and caregivers can help young people cope and develop resilience. How to Talk with Kids About Tragedies & Other Traumatic News Events from the American Academy of Pediatrics provides information for parents and caregivers to share strategies to talk to children after disaster events. Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke and Ash provides a list of clear actions families can take to safeguard children compiled by the EPA and partners. Wildfire Resources provides information from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network on the trauma of wildfires and how to protect children before, during and after these events. Wildfire Smoke and Children provides information from the CDC to prepare for wildfire season, and what to do during and after a wildfire event. Wildfires offers a guidance for families, communities, and health professionals to help prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfires from the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units. Wildfires provides resources from the Western States Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unity (PEHSU) on wildfire smoke and children, including infographics, informational documents, and videos in English and Spanish. Why Is Coco Red? is a colorful free picture book to help children learn about wildfire smoke and air quality. It is available in (English) and (Spanish) with an accompanying 6-minute YouTube video. RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS Psychological First Aid (PFA) and Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) provides information and resources from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network for behavioral health response and recovery practices for survivors of disasters, including wildfires. Wildfire Smoke and Your Patients' Health is a course intended for physicians, registered nurses, asthma educators and others involved in clinical or health education. Wildfires offers a guidance for families, communities, and health professionals to help prepare for, respond to, and recover from wildfires from the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units. Wildfires provides recommendations for healthcare providers on wildfires and children from the American Academy of Pediatrics. GENERAL RESOURCES After a Fire website contains infographics and information on safeguarding children’ and families’ health when returning home after a fire. It is available in English and Spanish. Air Now, Wildfires highlights air quality in your local area and provides air quality information at the state and national level. An interactive map lets users view large scale or more granular air quality data. Create a Clean Room to Protect Indoor Air Quality During a Wildfire provides instructions from the EPA on how to set up a room in your house or other building to keep levels of smoke and other particles as low as possible during wildfire smoke events. It is available in multiple languages. Smoke-Ready Toolbox for Wildfires from EPA provides an extensive list of information, publications, training information and other resources related to wildfires. Wildfire Outlook from HHS informs national wildfire potential outlook and health effects.
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