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A thread for educators supporting students in the midst of crisis and natural disaster - for teachers in Texas and beyond, requested by @KaitPopielarz and sent to all with love!
Your first go-to resource is @nctsn who has a round-up of tools & information connected to winter storm natural disasters here: https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/winter-storm-resources
One thing to highlight from NCTSN's resources is a link to the national Disaster Distress Helpline, crisis counseling for anyone impacted by a disaster: https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
Here's a resource sheet from SAMHSA that breaks down responses to disaster & tips for talking about it by age group: https://rems.ed.gov/docs/samhsa_tipstalkingchildrenyouthtraumaticevents.pdf
From my site, I have a resource on teaching after (/during) a crisis that may be helpful: https://unconditionallearning.org/2021/01/07/teaching-on-the-day-after-a-crisis/
And I have a resource round-up of general trauma-informed ed stuff if you want to dig into that specifically: https://unconditionallearning.org/2016/04/11/getting-started-with-trauma-informed-teaching/
Please add any other resources you have that may be helpful for educators!
