Helping Children Cope with Disaster

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This website contains awareness-level information for families and the public created after Hurricane Laura and Delta on supporting the emotional needs of children in those events. It includes information on what to look for in a distressed child and how to help. This resource is available in 8 languages: English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole, Korean, Portuguese, Vietnamese, and Simplified Chinese.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Families & Children; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Keywords: Psychology, Adolescent; Anxiety; Psychology, Child; Child, Preschool; Disasters; Natural Disasters; Parent-Child Relations; Shock, Traumatic; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Stress, Psychological; Parenting; Adolescent; Cyclonic Storms; Adaptation, Psychological

Institutions: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

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The information provided on this website is for educational purposes only. It does not substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

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