Welcome to SVPA's Disaster Resource Network!
How to Help Those Affected by the Wildfires in Southern California (January 2025):
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In response to the California wildfires, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. Resources include:
· Parent Guidelines for Helping Children Impacted by Wildfires (En Español)
· Wildfires: Tips for Parents on Media Coverage (En Español)
· Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents
· Trinka and Sam: The Big Fire - e-book for young children. (En Español)
· Helping Youth After a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (En Español)
· Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
· Creating Supportive Environments: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
· After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal (En Español)
· Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español)
· Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
· Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
(En Español)
· Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
· Once I Was Very Very Scared (En Español)
– children’s book for young children
· Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español)
(for responders)
Psychological First Aid and Skills for Psychological Recovery
The NCTSN also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA; En Español). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. The PFA Wallet Card (En Español) provides a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training (En Español) course is also available on the NCTSN Learning Center. PFA Handouts include:
· Parent Tips for Helping Infants and Toddlers (En Español)
· Parent Tips for Helping Preschoolers (En Español)
· Parent Tips for Helping School-Age Children (En Español)
· Parent Tips for Helping Adolescents (En Español)
· Tips for Adults (En Español)
Resources to Support Firefighters:
The Center for Firefighter Behavioral Health has resources for firefighters, providers supporting them, and their friends and family, including the Helping Heroes web-based training.
Mobile Apps:
· SAMHSA Behavioral Health Disaster Response App
· Supporting Firefighter Families
· Bounce Back Now (En Español)
More helpful links:
· Sustaining the Psychological Well-Being of Caregivers While Caring for
Disaster Victims
· Safety, Recovery and Hope after Disaster: Helping Communities and
Families Recover
· Leadership Communication: Anticipating and Responding to Stressful
Events
· Wildfire Smoke Factsheet: Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke
and Ash
Resources for After the Wildfire:
· Preparing Children After a Wildfire Damages Your Community
Disaster Helpline
SAMHSA has a Disaster Distress Helpline – call or text 1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”) to be connected to a trained counselor 24/7/365.
Please visit https://211la.org/ for resources including free Airbnb housing.
California Fire Foundation Wildfire Relief Fund:
https://www.cafirefoundation.org/how-to-help
The Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org/?srsltid=AfmBOoorKd3Z8ka6Suu96zzBVwLySfcwxH2AOMM4o0qyF4HhYRV_ZJZd
GreaterGood.org:
https://greatergood.org/
Direct Relief:
https://donate.directrelief.org/give/406660/#!/donation/checkout
Salvation Army:
https://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/
The World Central Kitchen:
World Central Kitchen
In addition, Dr. Merrit Schreiber, Chair of CPA's Disaster Response Committee, sent the following resources:
https://recovery.lacounty.gov/resources/
Wildfire Recovery Resources - LA County Recovers
https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
Government website for applications after a FEMA disaster
For California Fire Assistance:
And of course you can encourage people to call 988 for help: CalHOPE Home
And finally, some LA-based resources from Percy Howard, CEO of California Institute of Behavioral Health Solutions:
- LA County Resources (LA County information and recovery resources including an essential guide for returning home safely after a wildfire)
- 211LA (L.A. wildfire information and resources)
- Helping Children Impacted by Wildfires (guidelines for parents)
- Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief (tips for caregivers)
- NCTSN Wildfire Resources and Toolkits: Tool kits for agencies to support children and youth after natural disasters
- Wildfire Smoke Factsheet (Protecting people from wildfire smoke and ash)
- School Closures (Los Angeles County News and Announcements)
- LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School Updates)
- Pasadena School Updates
- County of Los Angeles
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Dear Sacramento Valley Psychological Association Members and Community,
Here is a list of mental health resources for clients or clinicians who are impacted by the Israel-Hamas war or impacted by Islamaphobia or Anti-Semitism.
Various colleagues provided these resources, though this is not a comprehensive list.
https://www.bayareamuslimtherapists.org
https://linktr.ee/swanatherapistcollective
https://www.summarabdallah.com/home
https://www.yusracoachinganddevelopment.com
https://www.debmillerfroh.com – can provide resources to clinicians
APA’s Resource Page for Coping with Trauma: https://www.apa.org/topics/trauma
How to Leverage Psychology to Aid in a War-torn World: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2024/03/psychology-aiding-war-torn-world
In Solidarity,
The SVPA Board of Directors
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The Disaster Distress Helpline, 1-800-985-5990, is a 24/7, 365-day-a-year, national hotline dedicated to providing immediate crisis counseling for people who are experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. This toll-free, multilingual, and confidential crisis support service is available to all residents in the United States and its territories. Stress, anxiety, and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster. Call or text 1-800-985-5990 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
APA Disaster Mental Health Information
COVID-19 Information and Resources from APA
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Getting Involved and Connected
The SVPA Disaster Resource Network Chair is currently vacant.
If you are interested in this position, please review the position description found here and send an email expressing your interest to sacpsychologists@gmail.com
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Past DRN Events:
1/10/23 SVPA Statement on Weather Impact on Vulnerable Populations -
What You Can Do To Help!
9/01/21 Letter from SVPA DRN Chair re: Wildfires
10/6/20: Addiction and COVID-19 Influences
3/16/20 Letter from SVPA President re: COVID-19
11/19/19: Assessment and Treatment of Firesetting Behavior in Children and Youth: Collaboration Between Firefighters Burn Institute and Mental Health Clinicians
10/18/14: Disaster Mental Health - Care of Children
9/20/14: School Violence, School Shootings
8/16/14: Mass Casualty and Terrorism
6/21/14: Theory of Disaster Mental Health Intervention
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