Mental Health and Disasters
This chapter discusses ways to include mental health in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Being prepared before an emergency — such as a natural disaster, health pandemic, or violence — makes it easier for everyone to cope and recover during and after that emergency. These resources help early childhood programs learn more about emergency preparedness.
Check out emergency response and recovery and mental health and emergencies to explore related resources about responding to and recovering from disasters or emergencies.
This chapter discusses ways to include mental health in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.