• Key Personal Resilience Factors
Years of research into the inner nature of highly resilient survivors has created a solid understanding of human resiliency and how it develops. Click here to see a list of the key qualities to strengthen.

• Road to Resilience 
This brochure is intended to help readers with taking their own road to resilience. The information provided describes factors that affect how people deal with hardship, and focuses on using a personal strategy for enhancing resilience.

• A Health Guide for the Public in Disaster Planning and Recovery 
Recent emergency situations have shown us that it may not be possible to obtain needed resources for some period of time following an event, even from government agencies. By taking a little time now to prepare, you can make sure your family is safe during an emergency. This guide, developed by the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, contains information on what to do to prepare for emergency events.

• Picking Up The Pieces After a Disaster
The American Red Cross has prepared this information to encourage you take precautions to help keep you safe and speed your recovery after a disaster. You will also find ideas on what you can do to help make yourself and your home safer from future disasters.

• Psychological First Aid Manual 
The Psychological First Aid Manual was created by the Terrorism Disaster Branch of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, and others involved in disaster response.

• Children and Disaster
Part I: Ages and Stages.
Part II: What You Can Say and Do.
Disaster situations can present a danger to children, not only to their physical safety but also to their mental health. The information in Part I above briefly describes each stage of development and how that may affect children's understanding of disasters. There are ways to help children understand and cope with disaster and trauma, and there are some guidelines listed in Part II above.

• Helping Children and Teens
This page from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes information on general strategies for promoting mental health and resilience that have been developed by various organizations based on experiences in prior disasters.

• Helping Children Cope after a Disaster
Booklet for Parents and Professionals
Facts for Families
The care of a child goes beyond the initial reaction or the physical injuries in a disaster situation. This information will help you recognize the signs of stress that your child may be showing and when some symptoms can lead to long term difficulties.