Additional Resources for Coping with Disasters (from Disastershock)

Books:
Some books for parents/guardians on dealing with children's fears are:


Capozzoli, J.  &  Zubenko, W. (2002) - Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press
Children and Disasters: A Practical Guide to Healing and Recovery


Chansky, Tamar E. (2004) - New York, NY: Broadway Books.
Freeing Your Child from Anxiety, Revised and Updated Edition: Practical Strategies to Overcome Fears, Worries, and Phobias and Be Prepared for Life--from Toddlers to Teens


Bryan, M.  & Ingpen, R. (1983) - Melbourne, VI: Michelle Anderson Publishing.
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children

Just for Adults


Lattanzi-Licht, M. & Doka, K. (2003) - New York, NY: Hospice Foundation of America.
Coping With Public Tragedy (Living With Grief)


Saari, Salli (2005) - London, UK: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
A Bolt from the Blue: Coping with Disasters and Acute Traumas

Just for Children

8 Books To Help Children Understand Natural Disasters And Cope With Anxiety


Shuman, C.(2003) - Magination Press
Jenny Is Scared: When Sad Things Happen in the World


Ippen, C. (2017) - Piplo Productions
Once I Was Very Very Scared


Wright, L. (2016) - Laurie Wright
I Can Handle It (Mindful Mantras) (Volume 1)


Villa, A. (2013) - Curious Fox Publishers
Flood (Fiction Picture Books)



Wiesner, D. (1992) - HMH Books
Hurricane

Websites
Below are listed some websites describing ways to help children cope with stress

Helping children through crisis: Tips for parents and caregivers
(from MercyCorps)
Helping Children Cope with Crisis: Just for Parents
(from Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do (National Institute of Mental Health)
Helping kids during crisis
(from American School Counselor Association)
Responding to a crisis
(from the School Mental Health Project at the University of California, Los Angeles)
Age–related reactions to a traumatic event
(from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
School safety and crisis
(from National Association of School Psychologists)
The child survivor of traumatic stress  
(Pinterest)
Recovering emotionally from disaster
(American Psychological Association)

Videos
Helping children cope with crisis situations
(School psychologist Ted Feinberg discusses how to help children cope with crisis situations).
Helping your child cope with media coverage of disasters
(from Disaster and Community Crisis Center, University of Missouri)
Helping children cope with a natural disaster
(Dr. Ryan Denney, a licensed psychologist, gives tips on how parents can help children cope with natural disasters).
Talking to your Kids about Disasters, Death, Dying and Tragic News
(Important information about helping kids cope with grief and troubling news from Dr. Bob Hilt, director of psychiatric emergency services at Seattle Children's Hospital).