Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
This qualitative study examines differences in coping strategies by gender, race, and income of individuals who were displaced after Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This resource, available in both English and Spanish, provides information on unpleasant feelings one may experience following a disaster and suggests a number of coping strategies.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Spanish
This comprehensive manual serves as a guide for developing an emergency response plan from the ground up.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This translated resource provides information regarding how to effectively deal with negative psychological effects which are the result of natural disaster or other traumatic event.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Vietnamese
This streaming video presentation addresses the concept of cultural competence as related to the choice and implementation of mental health health outreach strategies in disaster response.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English
This resource guide focuses on methods for integrating culturally competent practices into mental health services for disaster survivors.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
This technical report provides a series of recommendations for first responders to improve service delivery in culturally diverse communities.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English
This article assesses the healthcare needs of Hurricane Katrina evacuees through quantitative research methods.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English
This supplement of the of the DiversityPreparedness.Org E-Newsletter highlights “The Psychological Effects of Disasters” as the Topic of the Month and provides interview excerpts from a conversation with Dr. Robert T. Carter.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This ½ hour, online, training module addresses ethical issues in disaster response such as cultural competence and ethical conflicts which arise when there is an inequality of power and/or control.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
This qualitative study examines ethnic difference post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in South Florida residents following Hurricane Andrew.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This article provides an overview of research which focuses on the role of culture in complex emergencies and explores how culture contributes to psychological responses to disaster.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
This book provides a range of perspectives and strategies for providing mental health services to diverse populations following a disaster.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This research article is the result of surveys and interviews which were conducted in Houston shelters following Hurricane Katrina to develop a socioeconomic and demographic profile of evacuees and their experiences.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English
This book chapter focuses on the concepts and skills of health-related counseling needed to provide effective, culturally competent, family health counseling in disasters and reimbursement with families of diverse cultures.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Knowledge, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This brochure reviews normal and pathological signs of post-traumatic stress in children and is specifically aimed at African American families.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
This translated resource provides tips for parents and caregivers to meet the emotional needs of children in times of disaster.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese
This information is intended to help you recognize the emotions, feelings, and physical symptoms you may be experiencing following a traumatic event and has been translated into several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Laotian, Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Farsi, Croatian, Serbian
The aim of this study was to examine factors contributing to differential health outcomes among the New Orleans Vietnamese community in response to Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English
The Indian County Child Trauma Center (ICCTC) was established to develop trauma-related treatment protocols, outreach materials, and service delivery guidelines specifically designed for Native American children and their families.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English
This research based article examines health concerns identified by Latinos who resided in the path of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Mississippi.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English
This journal article discusses the psychological impact of the World Trade Center attacks on immigrant works of Chinese descent.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 7 - Recovery, Terrorism
Language(s): English
This center is committed to public health training with a specific focus on Hispanic/Latino populations within the United States and throughout Latin America.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
This book chapter provides an overview of the research literature on the psychological effects of disasters and terrorism on children and youth.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Bioterrorism, Building Knowledge, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English
This organization is focused upon creating capacity among its health care providers across California's Indian Country, to respond appropriately to bioterrorism threats and health emergencies.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Radiation
Language(s): English
This handout provides information on post-traumatic stress disorder and is available in several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian, Russian, Kirundi, Burmese
This audio file provides information on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is available in several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian, Russian, Kirundi, Burmese
This multimedia presentation provides information on the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is available in several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian, Russian, Kirundi, Burmese
This web- page video provides information on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian, Russian, Kirundi, Burmese
This journal article discusses how race and class impact personal and institutional responses to disaster following Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English