Resources for Children Affected By Fires

One of the many things I love about my work, is to meet and work with incredibly passionate and caring individuals. I get to see the other side of travel, medical, and product markets. I recently posted about my Upper Management Contact “Joe”. Remember how I was mentioning that he really does care?

Today, he sent me an email to help those who have been affected by fires – specifically children. It is one thing to see the world around you screaming with flames and smoke that engulfs your home, workplace, playground, neighborhood, school – and quite another thing to be a child witnessing all of this along with the stress of parents, siblings, grandparents, and friends reacting to loss and fear. Lots of psychological, safety, and health issues to consider.

Thanks to Joe for going above and beyond and providing these valuable resources:

CDC-Wildfires

http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/

National Association of School Psychologist- Natural Disaster

click on :Helping Children After a Wildfire: Tips for Parents and Teachers – PDF

http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/index.aspx#natural

FEMA- After the Disaster: A Childrens Mental Health Checklist

http://www.fema.gov/kids/tch_mntl.htm

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network- Wildfires

http://nctsn.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=typ_nd_fire_recovery&disasterType=fire&navPid=typ_nd_fire_desc

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