07/03/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: University of Colorado at Boulder, Natural Hazards Center. Published: 7/3/2019. When children have the chance to understand hazards and identify local vulnerabilities and capacities, they can play a central role in disaster risk reduction and resilience. This report, part of the Research Counts: Children and Disasters Special Collection, describes how children are agents of change who have specific capacities to reduce disaster risk in their households, schools, and communities. A key mechanism for harnessing those capacities is school-based disaster risk reduction and resilience education (DRRRE), which the report details. (Text)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: World Health Organization (WHO). Published: 7/2019. This 65-page document provides two lists of essential medicines. The core list presents a list of minimum medicine needs for a basic healthcare system, listing the most efficacious, safe, and cost–effective medicines for priority conditions. The complementary list presents essential medicines for priority diseases, for which specialized diagnostic or monitoring facilities, and/or specialist medical care, and/or specialist training are needed. (PDF)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 7/2019. This five-page fact sheet outlines how children grieve, what childhood traumatic grief is, who develops childhood traumatic grief, what traumatic stress reactions in childhood traumatic grief can look like, the signs a student might have childhood traumatic grief, and what school personnel can do to help their students. Traumatic grief can be caused by mass or school shootings, disasters, or accidents. (PDF)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 7/2019. This four-page fact sheet outlines how children grieve, what childhood traumatic grief is, who develops childhood traumatic grief, the signs a child might have childhood traumatic grief, how childhood traumatic grief impacts children, and what a mental health provider can do to help. Traumatic grief can be caused by mass or school shootings, disasters, or accidents. (PDF)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 7/2019. In this five-page fact sheet, pediatricians and pediatric nurses will find essential information on recognizing the signs of traumatic grief in children that affect physical health, guidance for assessing children with childhood traumatic grief, and steps to take if a provider believes a patient is experiencing childhood traumatic grief. Traumatic grief can be caused by mass or school shootings, disasters, or accidents. (PDF)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 7/2019. Developed for journalists, reporters, and other members of the media, this three-page fact sheet is designed to help them better understand the impact of trauma on children and the potential consequences of repeated exposure to images of traumatic events. It presents media members with guidance on being sensitive to the needs and concerns of children who may be involved in the event. Traumatic grief can be caused by mass or school shootings, disasters, or accidents. (PDF)
07/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). Published: 7/2019. Created for school personnel teaching military children, this six-page fact sheet explores the reactions and symptoms school personnel might observe in military children experiencing traumatic grief. School personnel will find practical tips for identifying reactions and symptoms, along with helping children in the classroom, at home, and in the community. Traumatic grief can be caused by mass or school shootings, disasters, or accidents. (PDF)
04/01/2019 12:00 AM EDT
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, a WHO Collaborating Centre (CRED). Published: 4/2019. This two-page fact sheet, co-published with the U.S. Agency for International Development, provides statistics on disasters in 2018, including the number of disasters, fatalities, people affected, and economic damages. It details the types of disasters, and a map illustrates where the disasters took place. Tables depict the top 10 countries in each of these statistics. (PDF)
12/01/2018 12:00 AM EST
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, a WHO Collaborating Centre (CRED). Published: 12/2018. This two-page fact sheet, co-published with the U.S. Agency for International Development, discusses flash floods and their global importance, and presents the results of a field mission to Kerala, India, which in August 2018 was hit by severe flash floods that carried heavy human health and economic consequences. Flash floods are a particular type of flood disasters, characterized by their rapid onset and potential for infrastructure destruction. (PDF)
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