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Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Youth Experiencing Homelessness
Type: Special Resource
Is an adapted version of Psychological First Aid for those working with youth experiencing homelessness.
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Disaster and Media
Type: Webinar
Provides an overview on how mental health professionals can work with journalists. This webinar discusses three challenges facing journalists covering disasters and terrorism and presents ways mental health professionals can collaborate with the news media.
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Physical Punishment: What Parents Should Know
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides parents with information on the negative impact of physical punishment, and introduces parents to effective alternatives to physically disciplining their children.
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Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of the Earthquake
Type: Tip Sheet
Gives information to parents and caregivers about media coverage following an earthquake. This tip sheet describes what parents can do to help their children, media exposure after disaster events, and talks about what it is like when a family is a part of the story.
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Trauma and Resilience in Children: Practical Lessons
Type: Webinar
Addresses four aspects of resilience. This webinar defines resiliency and discusses why it is important to understand resilience by highlighting research findings and showing how to adapt a resilience framework to practice.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide: 2nd Edition (in Japanese)
Type: Special Resource
Gives guidance on responding to disaster or terrorism events using the Psychological First Aid intervention. This evidence-informed approach helps to assist children, adolescents, adults, and families in the aftermath of disaster and terrorism.
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Trauma Treatment in the Community after Disasters: Lessons Learned from the New York Area Child...
Type: Webinar
Discusses the origins and organization of the CATS Program.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide Without Appendices (in Japanese)
Type: Special Resource
Gives guidance on responding to disaster or terrorism events using the Psychological First Aid intervention.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide Appendices (in Japanese)
Type: Special Resource
Is the full set of appendices for the Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide Appendix A (in Japanese)
Type: Special Resource
Is the first appendix for the Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (PFA). This appendix includes information and handouts on the overview of PFA, preparing to deliver PFA, and a quick look at each of the core actions.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide Appendix B (in Japanese)
Type: Special Resource
Is the second appendix for the Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (PFA). This appendix includes information and handouts on service delivery sites and settings.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide Appendix C (in Japanese)
Type: Special Resource
Is the third appendix in the Psychological First Aid First Operations Guide (PFA). This appendix offers information on PFA provider care. This is the Japanese version 心理的な応急処置オペレーションガイド付録C