RESOURCES
Disaster Mental Health Resources for Minority Populations

• American Psychological Association Help Center : Website featuring publications related to disaster and terrorism. Contains several resources for disaster survivors in Spanish. http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/topic.php?id=4
  
• Online SAMHSA-produced fact sheet in Spanish: Contains information on helping children deal with anxiety caused by experiencing trauma or loss. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0099/default.asp

• Cultural Competence in Serving Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Problems (CA-0015): Available online or in hard copy format.http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/CA-0015/default.asp
  
• Article written for the Office of Victims of Crime on the subject of cultural considerations when working with American Indian families:http://www.icctc.org/cultural%20considerations.pdf

• Developing Cultural Competence in Disaster Mental Health Programs: Guiding Principles and Recommendations (SMA03-3828): Available online or in hard copy format. http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/publications/allpubs/SMA03-3828/default.asp
  
• Mental Health, Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (SMA01-3613).
  A supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General: Offers a comprehensive summary of historical context, current status, and cultural considerations in mental health care for African Americans, American Indians and Alaska Natives, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and Hispanic Americans. Available online or in hard copy format http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/media/ken/pdf/SMA-01-3613/sma-01-3613A.pdf

• Executive summary of Mental Health, Culture, Race, and Ethnicity http://www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/media/ken/pdf/SMA-01-3613/exec_summ.pdf
  
• National Association of School Psychologists website on culturally competent practice: Contains a section on crisis resources. http://www.nasponline.org/culturalcompetence/index.html

• Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático: Una Enfermedad Real (00-4675SP): A booklet on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder produced by the National Institute of Mental Health.  Available online or in hard copy format. http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/spPTSD4675.pdf
  
• Indian Country Child Trauma Center: A presentation on trauma-focused interventions for American Indian childrenhttp://www.icctc.org/Trauma%20Presentation%202005-no%20pics.pdf

• Center for Trauma Response, Recovery, and Preparedness: Website on cultural competency and disaster mental health.  Contains links to several resources, including two available in multiple languages. http://www.ctrp.org/resources_cultural_comp.htm
  

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