Disaster Relief

When Disaster Hits
Information for Families and Professionals

The tragedy of September 11, 2001 and other disasters will leave many people with questions and concerns. Below are some documents prepared by North Carolina psychiatrist Thomas M. Haizlip, M.D. with the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the University of North Carolina and with Dorothea Dix Hospital. Dr. Haizlip is a past recipient of the American Psychiatric Association's Bruno Lima, M.D., Award for Excellence in Disaster Psychiatry. He is kind enough to share his materials on this website to help those in need.

• A Coloring Book - Feelings About War - for Children and their Parents
• Dealing With the Emotional Aftermath of a Disaster and Other Severe Trauma (a clinical presentation) - Summary | Outline
• Psychological First Aid
• Possible Symptoms After a Disaster
• Phase of Reaction to Disaster
  
  

American Psychiatric Association Disaster page

PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. This National Institute of Health website includes: Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters and other relevant fact sheets. Click here for more information.

The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry has a Facts for Families brochure called "Helping Children After a Disaster." You can link directly to this document at http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/disaster.htm . The home page for the AACAP is www.aacap.org.