• Across Borders: Reaching Out to Iraq. This is from SAMHSA News, Vol.12, No.3. (Item No.MS949)
• Depression, PTSD, Substance Abuse Increase In Wake of September 11 Attacks. This from NIDA Notes, Volume 17, Number 4. (NIH Publication No. 03-3478)
• Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs.
• Impact of September 11, 2001 Events on Substance Use and Mental Health in the New York Area. (Item No. PHD1034)
• Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning Guidance.

• Animal Disaster Preparedness.
  From the Amador County Office of Emergency Services.
• Center for Public Health Preparedness and Disaster Response.
  From the American Medical Association.
• Coping With Disaster (fact sheet series).
  From the National Mental Health Association.
• Disaster Help for Parents and Children.
  From the Child Advocate.
• Disaster Preparedness for Pets.
  From the Colonial Capital Humane Society.
• Emergency Preparedness at Home for People with Disabilities: Guidelines.
  From the University of Minnesota.
• Emotions and Recovery.
  From Prepare.org (American Red Cross).
• FEMA for Kids.
  From the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) website.
• Foreign Language Material.
  From the American Red Cross.
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Violence and Disaster.
  From the National Institute of Mental Health.
• Mental Health Aspects of Terrorism (for college women).
  From the 4College Women website.
• Mental Health Care Providers: Natural Disasters and Terrorism.
  From the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Mental Health Disaster Preparedness and Response.
  From the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
• Road to Resilience.
  From the American Psychological Association.
• Talking With Kids About the News.
  From the Talking With Kids About Tough Issues website.
• Terrorism Information Center.
  From the National Memorial Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism, Oklahoma City.

• After the Attack: The Psychological Consequences of Terrorism.
  21 pages in PDF form. From MIPT.
• Coping With Disasters: A Guidebook to Psychological Intervention.
  104 pages in PDF form. From Mental Health Workers Without Borders.
• Coping with the Stress of Terrorism and Armed Conflicts: Taking Care of Our Children and Teenagers.
  From the Office of Emergency Services, Health Canada.
• Following a Terrorist Act: A Guide for Caring Adults.
  4 pages in PDF form. From MIPT.
• How Americans Feel About Terrorism and Security: Two Years After 9/11.
  12 pages in PDF form.
  There is also another report:
  How Americans Feel About Terrorism and Security: Three Years After 9/11.
  27 pages in PDF form.
  From the National Center for Disaster Preparedness, at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University.
• Mental Health and Mass Violence.
  123 pages in PDF form. From NIMT.
• Preparing for the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism: A Public Health Strategy (2003).
  168 pages in PDF form. From the National Academies Press.
• Related Articles and Resources.
  This is a collection of articles from the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc.
• Social Work Management in an Age of Terrorism.
  An article by Jon R. Wallace, MSW, CSWM.

• Disaster Center. The Disaster Center website provides information on earthquakes, fires and floods, heat waves, hurricanes, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and volcanoes. The website is difficult to navigate from the homepage, so I have posted the Landslide page to get you started. From here, you can find your way from the navigation bar at the left.
• Earthquake Preparedness and Response.
  This is a list of publications and links from the U.S. Geological Survey.
• Floods.
  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Hurricane Preparedness.
  From the National Hurricane Center.
• Natural Disasters and Catastrophes.
  From State Farm Insurance.
• Tornado Preparedness.
  From the National Severe Storms Laboratory

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