Safety, Recovery and Hope after Disaster: Helping Communities and Families Recover

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The document describes how disasters can cause fear, sadness, and stress for people and communities. It explains that helping others after a disaster means making sure everyone is safe, calm, connected to loved ones, able to help themselves, and hopeful. It gives tips on what to do or avoid when supporting others. It also shares ways adults can talk with children about disasters and help them feel safe. Working together helps everyone recover.

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Focus Areas: Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Families & Children; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Response; Recovery

Keywords: Child Welfare; Community Health Services; Crisis Intervention; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Family Relations; Mental Health; Relief Work; Social Support; Stress, Psychological; Resilience, Psychological; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Psychological First Aid

Institutions: Uniformed Services University

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