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Resiliency


Resilience & Stress Management This webpage by SAMHSA provides a collection of materials that address stress management and resilience. The resources can be applied to any type of stressful situation such as natural disaster, economic hardships, or coping with the loss of a loved one. Vist the site here
Resilience - Giving Children the Skills to Bounce Back With the incidence of childhood depression on the rise, it's great news that something can be done.
Resilience Guide for Parents and Teachers We tend to idealize childhood as a carefree time, but youth alone offers no shield against the emotional hurts and traumas many children face.
Resiliency Builder The Resiliency Builder was designed to be an effective, easy, and practical assessment and health-building tool for a variety of work settings.
Resiliency in Action Web site This Web site provides an overview of resiliency, a resiliency quiz for individuals, books and pamphlets for sale, and a number of specialized resiliency traning opportunities.
Resiliency Scales for Children & Adolescents - A Profile of Personal Strengths (RSCA) The Resiliency Scales for Children & Adolescents
Resiliency: Strategies for Parents and Educators This article from the National Association of School Psychologists discusses the importance of resiliency in children and ways to develop resilience in various ways such as through attitudes and em
SAMHSA Disaster Training and Technical Assistance Supplemental Research Bulletin This is the first part of a bi-annual report that informs on new and salient research in the field of disaster response and its effects on behavioral health. The purpose of the Research Bulletin is to provide practitioners, planners and other responders a summary of the most recently published research and literature reviews.
Schoolwide Methods for Fostering Resiliency This document discusses how parents and school staff can build resiliency in children and youth to help them succeed in school. It describes characteristics of resiliency, characteristics that contribute to resiliency, and the role schools can play in fostering resiliency in students.
The 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families This site defines the 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families. The Concepts serve as the conceptual foundation of the Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma and provide a rationale for trauma-informed assessment and intervention.

Disaster Distress Helpline

1-800-985-5990 or Text TalkWithUs to 66746

TTY for Deaf/Hearing Impaired:1-800-846-8517

Feeling stressed? If you or someone you know has been affected by a disaster and needs immediate assistance, please call this toll-free number for information, support, and counseling. You will be connected to the nearest crisis center.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

If you, or someone you know, is in suicidal crisis or emotional distress please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or chat

Coping Resources

When children, teens, and adults are dealing with the stress from crisis situations, talking may not be enough. These resources provide ideas about what to do you can do at home to help children, family members, and yourself cope.

Resiliency

Children and youth who are resilient are better equipped to overcome life

Warning Signs

Children, teenagers, and adults can react to crisis situations in very different ways. When they can