TOPIC: Psychological First Aid

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Center Developed Documents, Resources and Tools

Information Resource
• Psychological First Aid for Schools

Resource Aid
• Responding to Crisis at a School

Technical Aid Packet
• School-Based Client Consultation, Referral, and Management of Care

Self Study Survey
• Crises Assistance and Prevention: A self-study Survey

Guidance Notes
• About Planning and Action for the Mental Health Needs of Students and School Staff in the Aftermath of a Natural Disaster

For a wide range of resources related to crises, see the Quick Find on Crisis Prevention and Response

Definitions of Psychological First Aid
• Psychological First Aid for Schools

Giving Psychological First Aid to Youngsters, Adolescents, and Teens
• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event: Preschool, Young-Aged Schoolchildren, and Adolescents
• Helping Students Cope with Media Coverage of Disasters: A Fact Sheet for Teachers and School Staff
• Preventative Early Intervention for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Trauma
• Youth Mental Health First Aid

General
• Comparative Effectiveness of Interventions for Children Exposed to Nonrelational Traumatic Events
• Disaster Mental Health and Community-Based Psychological First Aid: Concepts and Education/Training
• Mental Health First Aid
• Mental Health First Aid in Rurual Communities: Appropriateness and Outcomes
• Psychological First Aid for First Responders Tips for Emergency and Disaster Response Workers
• Psychological First Aid: Rapid Proliferation and the Search for Evidence

Training
• Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health Preparedness: Training Techniques
• Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide and accompanying handouts
• Online Training Sites for Psychological First Aid

Related Agency
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network

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