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2. Behavioral Emotional CognitivePhysiological Spiritual Remember that the reactions that you see within each of these categories are normal and temporary in the aftermath of a disaster.

3.  Office of Disaster Readiness  Coordination of mental health resources in disaster  Partnership with Missouri VOAD and faith-based partners  Training and educational resources http://dmh.mo.gov/disaster/  Show-Me Response

4.  Psychological First Aid  Evidence-informed strategies to assist children, adolescents, families, parents/caregivers and adults in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism.  Designed to reduce the initial stress caused by traumatic events and to foster short and long term adaptive functioning as they recover from the disaster’s effects.

5.  Curriculums:  Disaster Mental Health and Psychological First Aid Courses: Six- hour courses; no charge: Health, Mental Health, First Responders, Volunteers Chaplains and Faith-Based Organizations Schools

6. Online Psychological First Aid Course available through National Child Traumatic Stress Network  http://learn.nctsn.org/

7.  Missouri Department of Mental Health Disaster Services: http://www.dmh.mo.gov then click on Disaster Services.  SAMHSA Disaster Readiness and Response Site http://www.samhsa.gov/Matrix/matrix_disaster.aspx  SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/dtac/default.asp  CDC Mass Trauma webpage http://www.bt.cdc.gov/masstrauma/index.asp

8. Jenny Wiley Coordinator Disaster Services Missouri Department of Mental Health P.O. Box 687 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Jenny.wiley@dmh.mo.gov Phone: 573-751-4730 Please also follow us on FaceBook @ “Disaster Services – Missouri Dept. of Mental Health”