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Links to Trauma/Disaster Resources
- The Child Advocate Disaster help for parents and children
- Coping and Contributing in Time of Crisis Tragedy and Trauma: An Educator's Guide (PDF)
- Coping with Traumatic Events Links from the United States Department of Health and Human Services
- Disaster Preparation: A Training Program for Child Care Centers
A supplement to Is Child Care Ready?, this guide is designed to assist Child Care Resource & Referral agencies and others in training child care centers on disaster preparedness. It includes specific activities for training individuals who direct and work in child care centers.
Printed copies are available: ($9.95)Download (PDF. 1.5 MB)
- Disaster Preparation: A Training Program for Family Child Care Providers
A second supplement to Is Child Care Ready?, this guide is intended to assist Child Care Resource & Referral agencies and others in training family child care providers on disaster preparedness. It includes activities for training individuals who care for children in their homes.
Printed copies are available: ($9.95)Download (PDF. 1.8 MB)
- Families Coping with Traumatic Events Several special reports adapted from articles published in Family Information Services over the past few years
- Helping Families and Children Cope With Traumatic Events—tools for helping children and families cope with the tragedy, as well as resources for recognizing the early warning signs which may lead to youth violence.
- Nurturing Children After Natural Disaster: A Booklet for Child Care Providers (PDF)
- Preparing for Disaster—The Parent View NACCRRA offers resources that you can use to ask the right questions of your child care provider and play a role in planning for and recovering from any catastrophe that strikes.
- Publications to Help Families & Children Cope with Trauma in the Aftermath of Disaster
- Purple Wagon: A site for people interested in parents and children and their explorations and discussions of war, terrorism and peacemaking.
- Recognizing Stress in Children A disaster is frightening to everyone. Several factors play an important part in a child's reaction to the event. Children will be affected by the amount of direct exposure they have had to the disaster.
What’s the Plan?: Ask Your Child Care Provider Before A Disaster
This colorful brochure, sold in packs of 25, is designed to help parents ensure the safety and well-being of their children during a disaster. The perfect resource for Child Care Resource & Referral agencies and others who interact directly with parents, What’s the Plan walks parents through 10 questions they should ask about the what, when, where, and how of their provider’s disaster plan.Download (PDF. 2.3 MB)
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