Crisis Response and Recovery

Clicking on the links below will open documents and web sites in new windows.

~ Connecting Schools and Displaced Students Handbook Series

The National Center for Homeless Education developed this series of briefs and handbooks in response to the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes. Each handbook in the series targets information to either parents of displaced children, relief agencies, or educators and describes how the McKinney-Vento Act can help them. Titles are :

After the Storm: Information for Parents on How Schools Can Help After Disasters
Disaster Relief Agencies and Schools: Working Together to Ensure School Enrollment and Success
From the School Office to the Classroom: Strategies for Enrolling and Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness
School as a Safety Net: Connecting Displaced Children With Educational and Support Service

~ Tips for Talking to Children After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

~ UCLA School Mental Health Project

• From the home page (above) click on the link to the "Responding to a Crisis" section of the UCLA SMHP web site. The site contains information and resources on planning for crisis response, dealing with violent episodes and weather-related traumatic events.
• Responding to a hurricane related event

~ Virginia Department of Mental Health Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Coping with disaster section

• Public Information and Education Template for Disaster Mental Health

~ HOPE newsletter articles on Trauma and Recovery

• Spring 2007 Helping Students Cope With Trauma
• Fall 2005 Disaster, Trauma and Recovery

~ Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Guide Help After A Disaster

Provides readers with information about how to seek federal assistance and how the process works.

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