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Advocating for Psychologists in Nevada

Disaster Response

We are providing some information and mental health resources you might need when a disaster or emergency happens:

12/6/23 UNLV campus shooting:
1. Individual & Family Assistance Center of So Nevada: https://www.facofsouthernnevada.org/
2. List of local and national resources and crisis counseling/pro bono services
(if you are a NV psychologist and can offer pro bono/crisis counseling, please add your name to the google sheet or contact NPA by email at [email protected])
3. If you are looking for a loved one who is on the UNLV campus, please call 702-455-AIDE (2433)
4. UNLV website
5. UNLV CAPS: Crisis support services to students in-person & telehealth beginning Thursday, 12/7
6. National Crisis Text Line: 24/7 Support with volunteer crisis counselor
7. Disaster Distress Helpline: 24/7 support with trained peer supporters and crisis counselors
8. Article: Managing your stress in the aftermath of a shooting

 

CDC Resources:

  1. TIPS ON HOW TO STAY HEALTHY FROM THE CDC
  2. BUSINESS INTERIM GUIDANCE
  3. PANDEMIC PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES
  4. PREPARING FOR THE FLU: A COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT FOR BUSINESS AND EMPLOYERS
  5. WHEN AND HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS
  6. WHEN AND HOW TO WASH YOUR HANDS, SPANISH
  7. NONPHARMACEUTICAL INTERVENTIONS (NPIS)
  8. RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT
  9. MANAGING ANXIETY AND STRESS

Disaster Response General Resources:

  1. HURRICANE AND FLOODING PREPARATION AND TIPS
  2. BUILDING RESILIENCE TO MANAGE INDIRECT EXPOSURE TO TERROR
  3. MANAGING DISTRESS IN THE AFTERMATH OF A SHOOTING
  4. HOW ARE YOU COPING WITH THE RECENT SHOOTINGS?
  5. RESTORING A SENSE OF SAFETY IN THE AFTERMATH OF A MASS SHOOTING
  6. IMPACT OF MASS SHOOTING ON SURVIVORS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
  7. IMPACT OF MASS SHOOTINGS ON INDIVIDUAL ADJUSTMENT
  8. GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
  9. APA INITIATIVES TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
  10. GUN VIOLENCE:  PREDICTION, PREVENTION AND POLICY
  11. APA PRESS RELEASE – OCT 2ND – COPING WITH MASS SHOOTINGS
  12. RESPONDING TO THE TRAGEDY IN ORLANDO:  HELPFUL RESPONSES FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE AND ALLIES

Resources for Children:

Sources of Information for parents, teachers, etc

  1. Family Assistance Center of Nevada
  2. NATIONAL PARENT HELPLINE: 1-855-4A-PARENT (855-427-2736)
  3. Common Sense Media: HOW TO TALK TO KIDS ABOUT SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
  4. Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families (offers support, resources and connection before and after a death).
  5. TALKING TO CHILDREN ABOUT VIOLENCE: TIPS FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS
  6. PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID FOR SCHOOLS - FIELD OPERATIONS GUIDE
  7. SESAME STREET IN COMMUNITIES:  COMMUNITY & GUN VIOLENCE
  8. HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILD ABOUT GUN VIOLENCE AND SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
  9. SCHOOL’S OUT: A PARENTS’ GUIDE FOR MEETING THE CHALLENGE
  10. TALKING WITH CHILDREN ABOUT DIFFICULT SUBJECTS
  11. HELPING YOUR CHILDREN MANAGE DISTRESS IN THE AFTERMATH OF A SHOOTING
  12. HOW TO TALK TO CHILDREN ABOUT DIFFICULT NEWS
  13. HOW MUCH NEWS COVERAGE IS OKAY FOR CHILDREN?
  14. TALKING TO KIDS WHEN THEY NEED HELP
  15.  WAYS TO TALK TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH ABOUT THE SHOOTING IN ORLANDO

 In hopes of helping families and children cope with loss and trauma, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) compiled the following resources:

  1. AACAP Facts for Families on News and Children HTTP://BIT.LY/1L2AR7X
  2. AACAP Facts for Families on Grief and Children HTTP://BIT.LY/1LTGDNW
  3. AACAP Facts for Families on Firearms and Children HTTP://BIT.LY/1T62OSX
  4. AACAP Policy Statement on Children and Guns HTTP://BIT.LY/2M48H8I
  5. AACAP Disaster Resource Center HTTP://BIT.LY/1G9AMXA
  6. NCTSN Talking to Children about the Shooting HTTP://BIT.LY/2YCM4BW

Apps and activities to help children:

  1. HTTP://NCTSN.ORG/CONTENT/HELP-KIDS-COPE 
  2. ACTIVITIES WITH NO SUPPLIES NEEDED
  3. ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE LIMITED SUPPLIES FOR DAYTIME OR LIGHTED AREAS
  4. ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE LIMITED SUPPLIES FOR NIGHTTIME OR DARK AREAS
  5. COLORING ACTIVITIES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
  6. For children, teens, and families:Vegas PBS has a website for children and families coping with crisis, grief and stress. Clips of Sesame Street Episodes, Daniel Tiger, and other children’s programming is included
    WWW.VEGASPBS.ORG/KIDS-FAMILIES/RESOURCES-HELP-FAMILIES-COPE

Resilience:

Books available for free download:

Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Communities after Disasters: Strategies, Opportunities, and Planning for Recovery CLICK HERE FOR FREE PDF DOWNLOAD

Increasing National Resilience to Hazards and Disasters: The Perspective from the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and Mississippi: Summary of a Workshop CLICK HERE FOR FREE PDF DOWNLOAD

Building Community Disaster Resilience Through Private-Public Collaboration CLICK HERE FOR FREE PDF DOWNLOAD

If you are feeling overwhelmed, or need to talk to someone:
NORTHERN NEVADA
Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services (NNAMHS)
775-688-2001

Crisis Call Hotline
800-273-8255 or 775-784-8090

SOUTHERN NEVADA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Distress Helpline
1-800-985-5990    Text TalkWithUs to 66746

Spanish Speakers  Call 1-800-985-5990 and press “2” or text Hablanos to 66746

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO or link: HTTPS://WWW.SAMHSA.GOV/FIND-HELP/DISASTER-DISTRESS-HELPLINE

The public may also contact local DCFS Neighborhood Family Services Center (HTTP://DCFS.NV.GOV/PROGRAMS/CMH/CONTACT_CMHS/) or Mobile Crisis (HTTP://KNOWCRISIS.COM/) 702 486-7865

Crisis Counseling Services:
SOUTHERN NEVADA

  1. Individual & Family Assistance Center of Southern Nevada: WWW.FACOFSOUTHERNNEVADA.ORG 
  2. Las Vegas Counseling Center: WWW.LASVEGASCOUNSELINGCENTER.COM 
  3. ROI Counseling: WWW.ROICOUNSELING.COM
  4. Ivy Counseling is providing free counseling WWW.IVY-COUNSELING.COM

Disaster Mental Health Volunteer @ Red Cross

Contact Diane Orgill 702-219-0791
Southern Nevada Chapter, Red Cross main phone 702-791-3311
WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/LOCAL/NEVADA/SOUTHERN-NEVADA/DISASTER-SERVICES

Northern Nevada Chapter, Red Cross main phone 775-856-1000
WWW.REDCROSS.ORG/LOCAL/NEVADA/NORTHERN-NEVADA/VOLUNTEER

Other Volunteer Opportunities
 WWW.THERO.ORG/ADD-RESOURCE
Mental Health Resources Made Easy
Their website organizes providers willing to donate services in times of tragedy. Please sign up through the link above.

Professional Organizations:

NASW (National Association of Social Workers)  WWW.NASWNV.ORG

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy  WWW.NEVADAAMFT.ORG (702) 423-0968  [email protected]