General Resources on Managing Stress

Stressed out? Call Iowa Concern Hotline

ISU Extension Stress Publications

Resources to Help Cope with Natural and Other Disasters (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Resources for Parents and Teachers (FEMA)

Managing and Coping with Stress Across the Lifespan

9/19/2008 - Strengthen Relationships through Stressful Times

9/4/2008 - Survive and Thrive after a Natural Disaster (5 stages of grief)

Family Resiliency: Building Strengths to Meet Life's Challenges (EDC 53)
The Family Resiliency Network mentioned at the end of this publication has been replaced by the Children, Youth, and Families At Risk (CYFAR) Network.

The following ISU Extension publications focus on managing and coping with stress in young families, with teens, in mid and later life and during unemployment.

All About Stress - PM 1660a (pdf)
Managing Stress in Young Families - PM 1660b (pdf)
Stress for Families with Teens - PM 1660c (pdf)
Managing Stress in Midlife Families - PM 1660d (pdf)
Managing Stress in Later Life Families - PM 1660e (pdf)
Helping Children Manage Stress - PM 1660f (pdf)
Managing Conflict with Teens - PM 1660g (pdf)
Using What You Have to Get What You Want - PM 1660h (pdf)
Coping with Unemployment - PM 1660i (pdf)

Stress in Children

8/25/2008 - Support Young Children in Stressful Times

6/23/2008 - Build Family Resiliency in Stressful Times

6/20/2008 - Help Children Cope with a Disaster

Children's reactions to stress (DR12 - pdf file)

Childhood stress - what parents can do (DR17 - pdf file)

Children as Victims of Natural Disasters  (Purdue Extension publication, pdf file)

School Safety and Crisis Resources (National Association of School Psychologists)

Global Disasters: Helping Children Cope (National Association of School Psychologists)

FEMA for KIDS

Family Communication

Encouraging Family Communication after a Disaster
Fact sheet from University of Arizona Cooperative Extension

For Family Caregivers
eXtension.org offers Information on stress and decision making, safe sheltering of your home, things caregivers should know in a disaster.