Children and Disasters

https://www.samhsa.gov/dtac/disaster-survivors/children-and-disaster?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=7c74d09730-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_05_06_03_41_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-46ffe3b7c0-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D This web page from the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) shares information about how children and adolescents experience disasters and provides parents and caregivers with strategies for promoting healthy coping and resilience building. It includes steps families can take to prepare for disasters, common reactions to look for in young people after experiencing a disaster, and resources to help children and adolescents build their resilience.