Resources

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/language-at-home-acs-5-year.html

Family and Educator Resources (Savvy Cyber Kids) 

https://savvycyberkids.org/

NetSmatz (NCMEC) https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/home

FEMA IPAWS Message Design Dashboard (good for other alert systems, too!) https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system

The Warn Room - https://www.thewarnroom.com/

WEA Wireless Emergency Alerts https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea

https://bentearsolutions.com/learn2warn

ShakeAlert: An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States: 

https://www.shakealert.org/

NCMEC Family Emergency Playbook (video, infographics, guidance) https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters

CDC’s Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications (CERC) https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/

Michael Prasad. (2022). Templated Crisis Communication for People With Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research , 5(2), 233–254. https://jicrcr.com/index.php/jicrcr/article/view/70/71

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Resources

Emergency Playbook for Federal Human Services Programs: https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/human-services-emergency-playbookDisaster Human Services Capabilities Playbook https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/training-technical-assistance/disaster-hs-capab-playbookPost Disaster Housing: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/disaster-human-services/post-disaster-housing

Resilient Children Resilient Communities (RCRC Toolbox)

https://rcrctoolbox.org/

Church of the Brethren Children Services https://www.brethren.org/cds/

Child Life Disaster Relief

https://cldisasterrelief.org/

Project: Camp

https://projectcamp.co/

Red Cross Building Resilience in Children Through Coping Skills

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/teaching-kids-about-emergency-preparedness/building-resilience-in-children-through-coping-skills.html

National VOAD -

https://www.nvoad.org/

Article: Start or Restart VOADs/COADs During the Preparedness Phase

https://domesticpreparedness.com/articles/start-or-restart-voadscoads-during-the-preparedness-phase

Article: The Role of Faith in Disasters https://domesticpreparedness.com/emergency-management/resilience-the-role-of-faith-in-disasters

Self-Brown S, Anderson P, Edwards S, McGill T. Child maltreatment and disaster prevention: a qualitative study of community agency perspectives. West J Emerg Med. 2013 Aug;14(4):401-7. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2013.2.16206. PMID: 23997850; PMCID: PMC3756707.

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Full Disclosure: Michael Prasad is an elected volunteer board member of the New Jersey VOAD (www.njvoad.org), representing the American Red Cross, where he is also a volunteer. Barton Dunant – Emergency Management Training and Consulting, which is also owned by York Drive, LLC and controlled by Michael Prasad is an affiliate member of the NJVOAD, as well. Views expressed here may or may not reflect the official positions of any of these organizations.

Resources and References

Helping a Child with Autism Deal with Disaster (Autism Speaks) https://www.autismspeaks.org/helping-child-autism-deal-disaster#:~:text=After%20natural%20disasters%2C%20children%20are,natural%20disasters%2C%20death%20and%20tragedy.

Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities (2011) https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/234936.pdfA Toolkit for Juvenile Justice Agencies to Help People Heal During and After Natural Disasters (Child Trends) https://bit.ly/3LTlvQx

Safe and Sound Schools:

https://safeandsoundschools.org/

Children Separated by Disaster: Reunification Challenges and Resources Webinar

Family Reunification Following Disasters Toolkit (AAP): https://bit.ly/3srTvsCHospital Reception Site Planning Template https://bit.ly/3A9SHRcNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters#resources

When & how to call 911. Teaching children how to call 911 using various phones. (About Kids Health 2020) Video

Know Your Address and Phone Number (Sesame Street) https://bit.ly/4dotukR

Daniel D. Broughton, Ernest E. Allen, Robert E. Hannemann, Joshua E. Petrikin; Getting 5000 Families Back Together: Reuniting Fractured Families After a Disaster: The Role of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Pediatrics May 2006; 117 (Supplement_4): S442–S445. 10.1542/peds.2006-0099S

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11909504

https://www.nena.org/page/textresources

https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Reunification-Method.html

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