Children, Stress, and Natural Disasters
A Guide for Teachers
Additional Resources
Ebata, A.T. (1994). Helping Young Adolescents Cope with Stress. School-Age Connections, 6, 1-3.
Ebata, A.T. & Borden, L. (1995). Children, Stress, and Natural Disasters: School Activities for Children. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service.
Faberow, N.L. & Gordon, N.S. (1986). Manual for Child Health Workers in Major Disaster. (DHHS No. ADM 86-1070). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). How to Help Children After a Disaster: A Guidebook for Teachers. FEMA 219/November 1991.
Gist, R., & Lubin, B. (Eds.) (1989). Psychosocial Aspects of Disaster. New York: Wiley.
Illinois Cooperative Extension Service. Supporting Distressed Young People (EHE-402, March 1988).
Illinois Cooperative Extension Service. The Rural Crisis Comes to School (RR-112, March 1986).
Lystad, M. (Ed.).( 1990). Innovations in Mental Services to Disaster Victims. (DHHS No. ADM 90-1390). Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office.
Myers, D. (1994). Disaster Response and Recovery: A Handbook for Mental Health Professionals. (DHHS No. SMA 94-3010). Washington, DC: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Saylor, C. S. (Ed.) (1993). Children and Disasters. New York:Plenum.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Plain Talk About Handling Stress. DSSH Publication No. (ADM) 85-502.


