Managing stress in an emergency
If you or someone you know has been through a traumatic event, you may be feeling stressed or anxious.
The factsheets within this section will help you:
- understand emotional reactions to a crisis
- learn positive ways of coping
- identify when to get extra help that will enable you to cope better.
In this section
- Learn more about the common emotional reactions you may experience after a traumatic event. It’s reassuring to know that, even though these feelings can be very unpleasant, they are normal reactions. Read more
- If you’re coping with a disaster, there are three important things you need to know: normal reactions to this type of emergency, positive ways of coping, and when to get extra help. Read more
- Tips on how family members can help each other out in a time of crisis. Read more
- Suggestions on how adults can help adolescents cope with a crisis. Read more
- Advice on how to help children who experience traumatic events, or hear about them happening to their family and friends. Read more
- How to cope with stress and reduce tension after an emergency. Read more
- Caring for yourself and for others – common stress reactions when under threat, advice on how to manage these reactions, and how to help children cope with the threat. Read more
- Information about the effects of trauma, and advice about how to help those suffering from it. Read more
Related websites
Skylight
Provide services to support those facing tough times of change, loss, trauma and grief.
Page last updated: 05 January 2012
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