Resources - CYSHCN & At-Risk Youth

Families of Children and Youth with Disabilities and Medical Needs

Be Ready: Tips for Families of Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs: Video and Infographic Series (ADA compliant) (EIIC) https://bit.ly/2XYrxJJ

Be Ready CYSHCN YouTube Video Playlist (Region V for Kids: Multi-language) https://bit.ly/4eYj0ZO

Disaster and Families of Children with Disabilities: What Every Health Care Provider Needs to Know (EIIC) https://bit.ly/3Y1lrUh

Be Hurricane Ready (Texas Childrens) https://www.texaschildrens.org/departments/complex-care-clinic/patient-resources

PREPARE: Partners In Pediatric Readiness, Emergency Preparedness and Response Education. (PEAL Center) https://www.pealcenter.org/emergency-preparedness/

Family Emergency Evacuation Kit (UCSF) English: https://bit.ly/3T1shaW Spanish: https://bit.ly/3Xezy9V

Travel Guide for Traveling with a Medically Complex Child (Courageous Parent Network): https://courageousparentsnetwork.org/guides/travel-guide

Emergency Pandemic Preparedness Toolkit (English and Spanish) UCLA https://bit.ly/3U1QcHA

Access and Functional Needs Toolkit: Integrating a Community Partner Network to Inform Risk Communication Strategies (CDC) https://bit.ly/3XYTT22

CDC Children with Special Healthcare Needs https://bit.ly/3bvpz4M

Especially Safe (Safe and Sound Schools): https://safeandsoundschools.org/programs/especially-safe/

HHS Public Health Emergency: Hurricane Response-Resources for Children with Special Health Care Needs https://stg-aspr.hhs.gov/at-risk/Pages/kids-spcl-hc-needs-hurcn-resp17.aspx

Complex Child (a monthly online magazine for families) https://complexchild.org/

Integrating Neurodivergent K-12 Students and Staff Into School Emergency Management Planning (REMS) https://rems.ed.gov/docs/Neurodivergent-Fact-Sheet_508c.pdf

Autism Speaks Disaster Resources https://www.autismspeaks.org/autism-speaks-natural-disaster-resources

Disaster Guidance for Dialysis Patients (Seattle Children’s) https://www.seattlechildrens.org/globalassets/documents/for-patients-and-families/pfe/pe1350.pdf

People With Access and Functional Needs (SAMHSA DTAC) https://www.samhsa.gov/dtac/disaster-planners/special-populations

Disaster Resources (Family Voices) Search Key Word "Emergency Preparedness" https://familyvoices.org/resources/?sq=disaster

Emergency Planning: Juvenile Justice, Homeless and Immigrant Children and Youth

Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities (2011) https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/234936.pdf

A Toolkit for Juvenile Justice Agencies to Help People Heal During and After Natural Disasters (Child Trends) https://bit.ly/3LTlvQx

A Toolkit for Juvenile Justice Agencies to Help Young People Heal and Thrive During and After Natural Disasters: (SAMSHA) https://bit.ly/3WNJeYp

Resources to Support Immigrant and Migrant Students Experiencing Homelessness https://bit.ly/3WuUoA4

Ready for Anything A Disaster Planning Manual for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs (RHYTTAC) http://bit.ly/3KPP9qk

Disaster Response for Homeless Individuals and Families (ASPR): A Trauma-Informed Approach https://bit.ly/4fo4Ou9

Meeting the Educational Needs of Students Displaced by Disasters: Youth on Their Own https://nche.ed.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/csds_youth.pdf

National Center for Homeless Education: Disaster Preparation and Response https://nche.ed.gov/disaster-preparation-and-response/

Homeless Education Advocacy Manual: Disaster Edition https://bit.ly/4dospJ8