• Children and Youth Task Force

  • ACF Children's Task Force Development Guidelines
  • ACF Children’s Task Force Development Guidelines (en Español)
  • Children & Disasters Assessment Matrix (2016)
  • Children and Youth Task Forces in Disaster (ACF)
  • New York Children’s Issues Task Force Lessons Learned (ACF)
  • ACF Children's Task Force Development Guidelines

• Children’s Physical and Mental Health Resources

  • American Academy of Pediatrics – Children and Disaster Training
  • American Academy of Pediatrics – Children & Disasters
  • American Academy of Pediatrics – Promoting Adjustment and Helping Children Cope After Disaster and Crisis
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Children in Disasters
  • Children in Disasters and Emergencies: Health Information Guide
  • National Advisory Committee on Children and Disaster (HHS)
  • The National Child Trauma Stress Network
  • Using Data and Services to Meet the Disaster Mental Health Needs of Youth and Familes: A Planning and Resource Guide

• Planning for Children in Disaster

  • Children in Disasters: The Smallest Voices (Lou E. Romig, MD, FAAP, FACEP, Team Life Support, Inc.)
  • Children and Disasters - An Integrated Approach to Disaster Planning, Response and Recovery
  • FEMA Children and Disaster Website
  • FEMA: Planning for the Needs of Children in Disaster ToolKit (IS-366a)
  • Neither Seen Nor Heard: Planning for the Unique Needs of Children in an Emergency (Save the Children UK, 2013)
  • The Unique Needs of Children in Emergencies: A guide for the Inclusion of Children in Emergency Operations Plans (2007)

• Protecting Children in Disasters

  • CHHS Memo Housing Sex Offender in Emergency Shelters
  • Recidivism of Adult Sexual Offenders
  • Recidivism of Juveniles Who Commit Sexual Offenses
  • Report of Crimes During Katrina and Rita
  • Sex Offender Statistics Memo

• Publications and Books on Children in Disasters

• Research Counts: Children and Disasters Special Collection (National Hazards Center, 2019)

• Child Friendly Spaces in Emergencies: A Handbook for Save the Children Staff (2008)

• Children of Katrina (Fothergill & Peek, 2015)

• Helping Families and Communities Recover from Disaster: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina and its Aftermath (Kilmer, Gil-Rivas, Tedeschi, & Calhoun, 2010)
• Managing Children in Disasters: Planning for Their Unique Needs (Bullock, Haddow, & Coppola, 2011)
• Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary (Wizemann, Reeve, & Altevogt, 2014)
• Public-Private Partnerships: A Whole Community Approach to Addressing Children’s Needs in Disasters (2014)
• When their Worlds Fall Apart: Helping Families and Children Manage the Effects of Disaster (Rosenfeld, Caye, Ayalon, & Lahad, 2005)

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