With the recent hurricanes, I wanted to update my list of disaster/hurricane relief and mental health resources.
Federal Programs
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) apply for assistance, disaster information
- Personal and Family Disaster Preparedness
- National Hurricane Center from the National Weather Service
- Hurricane's Ahead! - For Kids- Owlie Skywarn's Weather Book
- American Red Cross disaster services
- SAMHSA's Disaster Technical Assistance Center
- Education and Training Materials for Providing Mental Health Services During Disasters
- American Psychiatric Association's Website for Disaster Psychiatry
Programs By State
Texas
- State Mental Health Resources for Texas
- Governors Division of Emergency Management
- State Hurricane Awareness Center
Mississippi
- Mississippi Mental Health Services
- Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
- Disaster Assistance Information from MEMA's Site
Alabama
- Alabama Mental Health Services
- Alabama Emergency Management Agency
- Local Emergency Management Offices
- Alabama EMA Kids Page - It truly does my heart good to see that my own home state has taken the interests of children affected by disaster (or who are learning about disasters) into consideration and created a page just for them!
Florida
- Florida Mental Health Services
- Florida Division of Emergency Managment homepage
- Florida's State Emergency Response Team
Georgia
South Carolina
