Coping with Tragedy: After Hurricane Katrina

• For the General Public
• Surviving Sudden Loss
• Dealing with Stress
• Helping Children Cope
  
  
• For Helping Staff and Volunteers
• Coping Strategies for Staff and Volunteers
  
  
• For Displaced Persons
• Coping with Evacuation
  
  
• Blueprint for Responding to Public Mental Health Needs in Times of Crisis

In these uncertain times, many of us may feel additional stress and tension. As we face the threat of war and terrorism, the economic downturn, and our own personal struggles and losses, we may need additional help coping from time to time.

Although everyone reacts differently to stressful situations, NMHA has developed the Coping With Disaster fact sheet series to help you and your loved ones cope during crisis and loss.

• Coping with the Stress of Ongoing Military Operations
• Information for Military Families
  
  
• Returning Home From War: Tips for the Troops
• Returning to Work: Information for Reservists and Members of the National Guard and Their Employers
• How To Get Back To "Normal"
• Reconnecting With Your Children
• Being a Couple Again
• When the Letdown Doesn't Let Up
  
  
• Coping with Terrorism
• Helping Children Cope With Loss Resulting from War or Terrorism
• Understanding Your Mental Health In Times of War and Terrorism
• Living Your Life During Terrorist Threats and Other Challenging Times
• Adult Strategies for Coping
• Children Coping Strategies
• Tips for Employers - 176kb pdf
• Links
• Online Press Kit: Coping with the Anniversary of September 11th
• NMHA staff remember September 11th
  
  
• Coping with War
• Dealing With the Stress of War
• Helping Our Children Deal With War
• Coping With War-Related Stress: Information for Military Families and Communities
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Coping with War and Terrorism: Tips for the Workplace
• Tips for Older Adults
• Tips for People Living with Mental Illness In Uncertain Times
• Promoting Tolerance in Times of War
• Tips for College Students on Coping with the War and Terrorism
• Tips for Primary Care Physicians: Talking with Your Patients about their Mental Health in Time of War
• Drawing on Your Faith to Cope with War and Terrorism
• Bereavement and Grief: Information for Military Families and Communities
  
  
• Coping with Tragedy: The Second Anniversary of 9/11
• Strategies for Dealing with the Day
• Tips for Mental Health Consumers
• Parents Can Help Kids Cope
• Schools Can Help Kids Cope
• Helping Employees Cope
  
  
• Coping with the Space Shuttle Tragedy
• Helping Children Cope with the Columbia Space Shuttle Tragedy
  
  
• Coping with the stress of natural disasters, such as the recent Indian Ocean tsunami disaster
• Dealing With Stress After A Natural Disaster
  
  
• 2001 Resources
• When to Seek Help
• Helping Children Handle Disaster-Related Anxiety
• Helping Children Cope with Loss
• Helping Your Workforce Cope
• Young Adults
• College Students
• Adults
• Older Adults
• Coping with Loss
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• People of Faith
• Tips for Primary Care Physicians - Talking with your Patients about Trauma

For more information go to:

National Mental Health Association
2001 N. Beauregard Street, 12th Floor
Alexandria, VA 22311
Phone 703/684-7722
Fax 703/684-5968
Mental Health Resource Center
800/969-NMHA

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