Crisis resources for disaster response workers supporting infants, children and families

During disasters, infants, children and families may face dangerous, scary and life-threatening situations. Ensuring their physical safety is an obvious first response – but protecting psychological and emotional wellbeing is also critical.

You don’t have to be a mental health specialist to effectively support infants and children following a disaster. We have created a series of critical response resources for those working with infants, children and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster.

We also offer fact sheets written for parents and families to help them support infant and child mental health during a disaster at the following link: