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Helping Families Cope with Disaster and Trauma
The impact of a disaster goes far beyond the immediate devastation caused by the initial destruction. Just as it takes months and years to reconstruct all the damaged buildings, it takes time to grieve and rebuild our lives.
This 30-page PDF document contains the following information:
- Common reactions to disaster and trauma
- Disaster: The long-term impact
- Coping suggestions
- Coping with the aftermath of the floods
- Coping strategies
- Handling stress
- Family stress - Dealing with blame
- Managing anger after a natural disaster
- Say how you feel, why, and what you want
- Coping with loss after a natural disaster
- The five stages of grieving
- Isolation after a natural disaster
- Talking with children after a natural disaster
- Stress and depression in teenagers
- Cognitive/emotional signs of stress
- Physiological signs of stress/longer term effects
- Self-screening depression assessment
Helping Families Cope with Disaster and Trauma (PDF)
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