Special Programs and New Directions

Katrina is the deadliest hurricane to hit the United States since Hurricane Camille in 1969. It is estimated to be the costliest natural disaster in United States history, and its toll on families and on the nation is mounting. Families are seeking out information on managing the emotional and financial challenges they face in the wake of this disaster. Being prepared for disasters and knowing how to respond when they occur helps children families cope with a wide variety of stressors and challenges. Land-grant university researchers and extension educators of the Cooperative Extension System (CES) and CSREES are guiding families—especially those with children—to research-based resources on the Web, through classes and workshops, and through extension office resources to assist them through this tragedy. Examples of these resources include:

• Children as victims of Hurricane Katrina
• Talking with children when talking gets tough
• Disaster Preparedness
• Stress and Anger Management
• Farm and Ranch Stress
• Coping With War
• Talking With Children
• Building Tolerance
• Resources for Military Families
• Financial Decisions in Uncertain Times
• General Disaster Information

Disaster Preparedness

Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) is a collaborative multistate effort by extension services across the country to improve the delivery of services to citizens affected by disasters. CSREES provides support through a cooperative agreement. The EDEN Web site is designed to serve extension agents and educators by providing them access to resources on disaster preparedness, recovery, and mitigation that will enhance their short- and long-term programming efforts.

Stress and Anger Management

• Managing Conflict with Teens, Iowa State University.

Farm and Ranch Stress

• Farm and Ranch Family Stress, Colorado State University and University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Farm/Ranch Stress Management Plan, North Dakota State University Extension Service.
• Stress Management for Couples, North Dakota State University Extension Service.
• Stress Symptoms, North Dakota State University Extension Service.

Coping With War

• America At War: Helping Families and Children Cope, University of Kentucky.
  

Talking With Children

• Talking With Children About War, University of Illinois.
• Terrorism and Children, Purdue University.
• Strengthening Families and Communities in Times of Crisis...And Uncertainty, University of Nebraska.
  

Building Tolerance

• Aftermath of Attack on America: The Healing Process, University of Kentucky.
• Restoring Hope in the Wake of Terrorism, University of Minnesota.
  

Resources for Military Families

• Resources for Parents, and Family Support Professionals in Times of War, Children, Youth, and Families Education and Research Network (CYFERnet), CSREES.
  

Financial Decisions in Uncertain Times

• Disaster Preparedness and Recovery, University of Illinois.
• Investing For Your Future, Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
• Money 2020, Utah State University.
• Living on Less, Purdue University.
  

General Disaster Information

• After A Disaster, Virginia Cooperative Extension.

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Last Updated: 07/19/2007