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For Mental Health Professionals

  • Support for Mental Health Professionals
    • Psychological First Aid Wallet Card - National Child Traumatic Stress Network [English, Spanish]
    • Skills for Psychological Recovery Field Operations Guide - National Child Traumatic Stress Network [English, Spanish]
    • Skills for Psychological Recovery Training Course - National Child Traumatic Stress Network [English]
    • Disaster Mental Health Hub - Phoenix Australia [English]
  • Supporting Patients
  • Refugees
    • Five Key Themes for Improved Mental Health Care for Refugees and Migrants - World Health Organization [English]
    • Understanding Refugee Trauma - National Child Traumatic Stress Network
  • Military / Veterans
    • Addressing Veterans' Reactions to Large-Scale Traumatic Events - National Center for PTSD (va.gov) [English]
      • Corresponding provider guide [English]
      • Corresponding provider guide for current events in Ukraine [English]
      • Consulting:  The National Center for PTSD Consultation Program (www.ptsd.va.gov/consult) is here to support providers in treating veterans.  If you have questions about these pages or would like to talk with one of our consultants, please reach out to PTSDconsult@va.gov at any time. No question is too big or too small.
    • Advancing the health of military families during deployment - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [English]
  • Children and Families
    • Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress Toolkit for Health Care Providers - National Child Traumatic Stress Network [English]
  • Secondary Stress: Providers, First Responders, and Disaster Recovery
    • Families Helping Firefighters App - Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health [Available for Android and iOS]
    • Resources to Help Firefighters through Common Occupational Stressors - Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health [English]
    • Helping Heroes: A web-based training course for providers working with first responders - Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health [English]
    • Information for responders on emotion reactions to human remains - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [English]
    • Sustaining the Well-Being of Caregivers While Helping Victims of war - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [English]

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For Individuals, Parents, and Caregivers

  • Trauma Basics from ISTSS
  • The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has a Disaster Distress Helpline - call or text 1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press "2") to be connected to a trained counselor 24/7, 365 days a year.
  • PTSD Bytes: Recovery from Disasters and Mass Violence
    • Natural disasters and mass violence affect individuals, first responders, and whole communities. Dr. Patricia Watson discusses common reactions to these types of events. Learn how to take care of your mental health and how to support others in the days, weeks, and months after. Explore digital tools that can help you manage symptoms of PTSD or depression, and learn when to consider professional help.

Support for Adults

  • Psychology First Aid Tips for Adults - National Child Traumatic Stress Network [English]
  • Disaster Mobile App - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [Available for Android and iOS]
    • ​Coping after a traumatic event - Royal College of Psychiatrists [English], [Arabic]
    • Surviving Warfare Adversities: A Brief Survival Advice for Civilians Under War Stress - Psychosomatic Medicine and General Practice [English], [Ukrainian]
    • Disaster event resources for everyone (PTSD) - National Center for PTSD [English]
    • Psychological First Aid (PFA). PFA is an early intervention to support people impacted trauma. PFA Mobile is an app that can be accessed for free on Apple and Android mobile devices. The NCTSN Learning Center offers a PFA online training course. PFA Handouts for adults include: [English] 
  • War, disaster, and mass violence stress management
      • Managing the Stress of War and Disaster - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [English]
      • Recommendations for dealing with people in crisis situations and following difficult life events – Pompidou Group of the Council of Europe [English], [Ukrainian], [Russian]; 7 additional languages available here
      • Coping after Mass Violence
      • What to Expect in the Wake of Wildfires - National Center for PTSD [English, Spanish]

Support for Children and Families

  • Refugee Caregivers
    • Coping with Unconfirmed Death for Forcibly Displaced Children and Families - National Child Traumatic Stress Network [English]
    • Traumatic Separation and Refugee and Immigrant Children: Tips for Current Caregivers - National Child Traumatic Stress Network [English]
  • Military / Veterans
    • Tips for Veterans Coping with Large-Scale Traumatic Events - National Center for PTSD (va.gov) [English]
    • Coping with Current Events in Ukraine - National Center for PTSD (va.gov) [English]
    • Military OneSource – call 1-800-342-9647 for eligible Department of Defense service members and their families.
    • Veterans Crisis Line – call 988, press “1” or text 838255 for all service members.
    • Helping Children Cope During Deployment - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [English]
  • Leadership
    • Leadership Communication for Anticipating and Responding to Stressful Events - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [English]
    • Leadership Stress Management - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [English]
    • Guidelines for Teachers Helping Students after Mass Violence - National Child Traumatic Stress Network [English]
    • Grief Leadership: Leadership in the Wake of Tragedy - Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress [English]
    • Disaster event resources for employers and community leaders (PTSD) - National Center for PTSD [English]