Hurricane
Katrina
Related Links
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This Katrina displaced persons FAQ fact sheet
from communications might be helpful to you or
to those asking questions of you. This single
sheet file can be duplicated locally.
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More Crisis Related Links from FSCA
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Response to Emergency: Exceptional Student
Education (Word Document)
- After the Storm: Hurricanes, like
other natural disasters, can cause widespread
damage, injuries and disruptions to people’s
lives, as seen in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
and other devastating hurricanes that have
struck the southern United States in the past
couple of years. Studies conducted after
previous hurricanes show that many children and
adults suffer stress reactions, which may last
long after a storm has passed, particularly when
families are displaced from their homes and
normal way of life for an extended period of
time. Mental health services for children and
families are a vital part of any disaster relief
effort. It is important that caregivers and
other adults who work with children (teachers,
paraprofessionals, relatives, etc.) have the
ability to recognize signs of distress and
understand what to do if a child needs
assistance. All too often, caregivers ask: “What
should I tell my child?” “How can I tell if
these events are bothering my child?” “What can
I do to help my child cope?”
As a public service to help children and
families affected by the 2004 and 2005 hurricane
seasons, 7-Dippity, Inc. and Dr. Annette La
Greca, Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics at
the University of Miami, have developed “After
The Storm: A Guide to help Children Cope with
the Psychological Effects of a Hurricane.”
After The Storm contains information,
activities and coping strategies to help
families and children cope with their reactions
and feelings resulting from a hurricane and its
aftermath. The material is designed in an
interactive format, with adult and
child-specific pages containing information and
activities targeted for the intended audience.
In some sections, “joint” activities are
included to further enhance resilience by
encouraging positive coping interactions between
children and adults. The book is designed for
use with children 6-12 years of age, but much of
the information and activities can be adapted
for use with older or younger children.
The book is available for free download from
7-Dippity’s website at:
www.7-dippity.com. There is a limited number
of hardcopies available for a nominal charge.
For more information on After The Storm, please
contact 7-Dippity at (866) 734-7748 or email at:
info@7-dippity.com
- Supplies for Schools Serving Students
Displaced by Katrina. Many schools are
accepting students who cannot attend their own
schools because of Hurricane Katrina. If your
school is serving students displaced by the
hurricane and if you need books, clothes, or
other supplies, go to
http://www.ed.gov/news/hurricane/school-form.html;
please state what you need. The name of your
school, its address, and what you need will be
posted on the What Schools Need page.
http://www.ed.gov/news/hurricane/school-needs.html.
- CDC -Disaster Mental Health Primer: Key
Principles, Issues and Questions
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/primer.asp.
Children, Stress, and Natural Disasters -
University of Illinois
http://www.ag.uiuc.edu/~disaster/teacher/teacher.html
- Resources to Help Cope with Natural and
Other Disasters - American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/
- Hurricane Katrina: The School Impact -
Education Week
http://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/hurricane-katrina/index.html
- When Calamity Invades the Classroom -
Edutopia
http://www.edutopia.org/1343
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From the Center for Mental Health in Schools at
UCLA - Responding to Crisis at a School
(PDF) -- has a variety of fact and activity
sheets. Go directly to the Center's Crisis
Response Page
here.
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Katrina survivors (those who have survived
Hurricane Katrina) now have a place online to
register to let people now that they are alive
and safe. A web developer and Internet service
provider have assembled a website where
survivors of Hurricane Katrina can register so
they may be located by friends and family. A
toll-free number to an inbound call center is
being sought. The purpose is to consolidate the
search effort to a single database available to
anyone.
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Resources from the American School Counselor
Association and the American Counselor
Association
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"Responding
to Katrina," an article from the Guidance
Channel
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FSCA
Crisis Links
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Enrollment at Florida Public Schools by Students
Displaced by Hurricane Katrina (PDF)
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Florida Department of Emergency Management
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Florida information for Evacuees
- A partial list of Hurricane Katrina and
disaster relief information available on the
Web:
- Relief Organizations:
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