Resources on Child Trauma
APA's response efforts to Katrina and Rita: www.psych.org/disasterpsych/katrina/resourcecenter.cfm
APA's “Disaster Psychiatry Handbook”: www.psych.org/disasterpsych/pdfs/apadisasterhandbk.pdf
“Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide”: www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/pfa/PFA9-6-05Final.pdf
National Child Traumatic Stress Network: www.nctsnet.org
Hurricane Assessment and Referral Tool for Children and Adolescents: www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/intervention_manuals/referraltool.pdf
FEMA for Kids: After the Disaster: A Children's Mental Health Checklist: www.fema.gov/kids/tch_mntl.htm
Tips for helping preschool-age children after disasters:
Ages 13-up: www.ncptsd.va.gov/pfa/Adolescents.pdf | |||||
What You Should Know About the Emotional Impact of Hurricanes: www.nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=ctr_terr_hurr_desc
Effective Treatments for Youth Trauma: www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/effective_treatments_youth_trauma.pdf
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center: www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/cmhs/EmergencyServices/
“Psychosocial Issues for Children and Families in Disasters: A Guide for the Primary Care Physician”: www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA95-3022/default.asp
