CRN offers its heartfelt condolences to all who are suffering from the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in the Tohoku region of Japan. We hope and pray for a rapid recovery from this terrible tragedy. We are also very grateful for the support and warm messages of concern from abroad.
Please find below a list of links with helpful information in English. We hope that it will be useful to the non-Japanese-speaking victims of this disaster.
Links
●American Psychological Association
·Managing Your Distress About the Earthquake from Afar
http://apa.org/helpcenter/distress-earthquake.aspx
·Tips for recovering from disasters and other traumatic events
http://apa.org/helpcenter/recovering-disasters.aspx
·The Road to Resilience
http://apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
●American Red Cross
·Coping with the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Disaster
http://apa.org/helpcenter/radiation-concerns.pdf
·Taking Care of Your Emotional Health After a Disaster
http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/Preparedness/checklists/EmotionalHealth.pdf
●The Australian National University
·RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS SCHOOL RECOVERY TOOL KIT
http://www.earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/uploads/ACATLGN_Roberts_Schools_bushfire
_toolkit.pdf
·SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: DISASTER STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES
http://www.earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/uploads/BF_ACATLGN_Raphael_Principals.pdf
·RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS SCHOOL RECOVERY TOOL KIT
http://www.earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/uploads/ACATLGN_Roberts_Schools_bushfire
_toolkit.pdf
●Australian Red Cross
·After the Emergency
http://www.redcross.org.au/media/After_the_Emergency.pdf
●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
·Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event
http://emergency.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/
●The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
·Recovery: After an Earthquake
http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters/earthquakes#tabset-tab-5
·Recovery: After a Tsunami
http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters/tsunamis#tabset-tab-5
●New Zealand Ministry of Education
·Wellbeing - supporting children and students
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/SchoolOperations/
CanterburyEarthquake/Parents/WellbeingSupportingChildrenAndStudents.aspx
·Supporting your child's learning
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/SchoolOperations/
CanterburyEarthquake/Parents/SupportingYourChildsLearning.aspx
●New Zealand Ministry of Health
·Christchurch Earthquake Coping with stress and anxiety
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/coping-with-stress-factsheets
●Children's Hospital Boston's pediatric health blog
·Talking to your children about the Japan earthquake
http://childrenshospitalblog.org/talking-to-your-children-about-the-japan-earthquake/#
Please find below a list of links with helpful information in English. We hope that it will be useful to the non-Japanese-speaking victims of this disaster.
Links
●American Psychological Association
·Managing Your Distress About the Earthquake from Afar
http://apa.org/helpcenter/distress-earthquake.aspx
·Tips for recovering from disasters and other traumatic events
http://apa.org/helpcenter/recovering-disasters.aspx
·The Road to Resilience
http://apa.org/helpcenter/road-resilience.aspx
●American Red Cross
·Coping with the Japanese Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Disaster
http://apa.org/helpcenter/radiation-concerns.pdf
·Taking Care of Your Emotional Health After a Disaster
http://www.redcross.org/www-files/Documents/pdf/Preparedness/checklists/EmotionalHealth.pdf
●The Australian National University
·RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS SCHOOL RECOVERY TOOL KIT
http://www.earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/uploads/ACATLGN_Roberts_Schools_bushfire
_toolkit.pdf
·SCHOOL PRINCIPALS: DISASTER STRATEGIES AND RESOURCES
http://www.earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/uploads/BF_ACATLGN_Raphael_Principals.pdf
·RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS SCHOOL RECOVERY TOOL KIT
http://www.earlytraumagrief.anu.edu.au/uploads/ACATLGN_Roberts_Schools_bushfire
_toolkit.pdf
●Australian Red Cross
·After the Emergency
http://www.redcross.org.au/media/After_the_Emergency.pdf
●Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
·Coping With a Disaster or Traumatic Event
http://emergency.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/
●The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
·Recovery: After an Earthquake
http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters/earthquakes#tabset-tab-5
·Recovery: After a Tsunami
http://www.nctsn.org/trauma-types/natural-disasters/tsunamis#tabset-tab-5
●New Zealand Ministry of Education
·Wellbeing - supporting children and students
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/SchoolOperations/
CanterburyEarthquake/Parents/WellbeingSupportingChildrenAndStudents.aspx
·Supporting your child's learning
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/NZEducation/EducationPolicies/Schools/SchoolOperations/
CanterburyEarthquake/Parents/SupportingYourChildsLearning.aspx
●New Zealand Ministry of Health
·Christchurch Earthquake Coping with stress and anxiety
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexmh/coping-with-stress-factsheets
●Children's Hospital Boston's pediatric health blog
·Talking to your children about the Japan earthquake
http://childrenshospitalblog.org/talking-to-your-children-about-the-japan-earthquake/#
