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Publications on Mental Health & Disaster Issues

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For Adults:

  • After a Disaster: What Teens Can Do [HTML]
    This fact sheet helps teens understand their reactions to a disaster and find ways to ease the unfamiliar feelings that arise as a result of the event.
  • Anxiety Disorders: How to Deal with Grief [HTML]
    This fact sheet provides information on grief and how to deal with it.
  • Recovering Your Mental Health: Dealing with the Effects of Trauma: A Self Help Guide [HTML]
    This guide describes simple and safe steps individuals can take to begin healing from the effects of trauma.
  • SAMHSA Web Resources At-a-Glance [HTML]
    This brochure provides information about SAMHSA mental health and substance abuse information clearinghouses, treatment facilities locators, and hotlines.
  • Tips for Survivors of a Traumatic Event: What to Expect in Your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life [HTML]
    This fact sheet provides information on the signs of stress and strategies for relief.

For Older Adults:

  • Older Adults [HTML]
    This resource provides assistance for older adults who are attempting to understand a disaster.
  • Psychosocial Issues for Older Adults in Disasters [PDF]
    This guide helps disaster mental health and human service workers, service providers, program planners, administrators, and caregivers respond appropriately to the needs of older adults in times of disaster.