Family Emergency Planning Help
Every family should plan for emergencies that could affect home, school, and work routines. The American Red Cross suggests that every family should review and practice its emergency plan at least twice a year. The following websites provide valuable information for emergency preparedness:
Here are some links for helpful emergency preparedness planning:
The American Red Cross
The American Red Cross has helpful information about Family Disaster Planning.
How to prepare for emergencies
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Taking preparedness actions helps people deal with disasters of all sorts much more effectively when they occur. To help, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Red Cross have teamed up to answer common questions and provide step-by-step guidance you can take now to protect you and your loved ones.
https://www.cdc.gov/prepyourhealth/index.htm
CDC hotline: 1.800.CDC.INFO, is available in English and Spanish, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
This site provides valuable information on emergence preparedness.
FEMA has a special section on its website for children: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/individuals-communities/children. This section tells children what to do in a national security emergency or terrorist event.
Minnesota Department of Health
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Are you prepared for a health emergency? Learn more about what you can do, what MDH will be doing, and what health professionals across Minnesota are doing to prepare, respond and recover from health emergencies.
https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/ep/
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
The mission of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States.
The Center for Mental Health Services
CMHS is the Federal agency within the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) that leads national efforts to improve prevention and mental health treatment services for all Americans. CMHS pursues its mission by helping States improve and increase the quality and range of treatment, rehabilitation, and support services for people with mental health problems, their families, and communities.
