This is a link to UD's DSAMH/DE BEST Program list of Delaware services and resources for survivors. Please send suggestions and updates to: cpeart@udel.edu

DE BEST's Community Resource List

Source: DSAMH https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline/disaster-types/hurricanes-tropical-storms

Natural and human-caused disasters can cause emotional distress before, during and after the event. Below are some of SAMHSA's resources designed to help people affected by Tropical Storm Debby:

• SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline - The DDH provides free, confidential crisis counseling and support to people in distress due to natural and human-caused disasters. The DDH is available 24/7, on all days of the year, via talk or text to 1-800-985-5990. The website is also available in Spanish.
• A Guide To Managing Stress for Disaster Responders and First Responders - This guide offers information and tips to disaster and first responders to hep them manage stress during crisis response.
• Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide and PFA-S (for Schools) - These guides are developed by the National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN). PFA is an evidence-informed approach that disaster response workers use to assist people in the immediate aftermath of disaster and PFA-S is a model schools and communities can use to support students, their families, and staff immediately after a natural or human-caused disaster.
• Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series Resources for Children and Adolescents - Two sections of the SAMHSA Disaster Behavioral Health Information Series (DBHIS) resource collection focus on the common responses and needs children and adolescents may have during and after disasters.
• Helping Older Adults After Disasters: A Guide to Providing Support - Designed for anyone supporting older adults after a disaster, this SAMHSA guide highlights reactions to disasters that are common among survivors of all ages, as well as unique challenges older adults may face after disasters and how response workers can help.

For disaster crisis counseling, call the national Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH): 1-800-985-5990.