Taking the Fear out of Children's Dreams Following a Disaster: The Wonder of Imagery Rehearsal Therapy Carolyn Levers-Landis, Ph.D. Consider what happens when children experience seemingly uncontrollable events from a disaster.  They might have seen or heard things...

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia for Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response: Using the Science of Sleep to Guide Treatment Carolyn Ievers-Landis, Ph.D Children’s sleep is often impacted by disasters and events such as the recent pandemic, but too few...

Behavioral Health Recovery Strategies The following are recovery strategies that involve stabilizing and restoring all behavioral health supports, returning children and their families to their pre-disaster level of functioning, and/or creating a new normal. [Insert...

Implementation of Skills for Psychological Recovery Kimberly Burkhart, PhD Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR; created by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network and National Center for PTSD) is intended for use with children, adolescents, caregivers,...

Behavioral Health Response Strategies The following are response strategies that focus on promoting optimal psychological well-being and functioning through both short- and long-term behavioral health interventions. [Insert image here related to response strategies]...

Trauma-Informed Systems of Care: The Role of the Behavioral Health Clinician Kimberly Burkhart, PhD Individuals can overcome traumatic experiences with the right services and supports in place. Research shows that without these appropriate supports, there can be...

Implementation of Psychological First Aid Kimberly Burkhart, PhD Psychological First Aid (PFA; created by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network in partnership with the National Center for PTSD) is intended for use with children, adolescents, caregivers,...

Behavioral Health Preparedness Strategies  The following are preparedness strategies relevant to various disciplines and across settings related to planning, training, and education.  [Insert image here related to preparedness strategies] Disaster Workers/First...

Behavioral Health Mitigation Strategies   The following are mitigation strategies for implementation within various settings to prevent or reduce the cause, impact, and consequences of a disaster:  [Insert Image here related to mitigation strategies]  Public...

Taking a Behavioral Health Informed Approach to the Disaster Cycle Strong partnerships are key in identifying and implementing mitigation strategies. Partnerships should include collaboration among physicians, behavioral health clinicians (e.g., psychologists, social...