Children and Youth in Disasters

Available Now: Cultural Awareness: Children and Youth in Disasters The goal of this 60-minute podcast is to assist disaster behavioral health responders in providing culturally aware and appropriate disaster behavioral health services for children, youth, and families affected by natural and human-caused disasters. The podcast aims to accomplish the following: Define cultural awareness. Demonstrate the importance of cultural awareness in disaster services, particularly with children and youth. Identify common reactions of children to disaster and trauma. Present helpful approaches to working with children affected by a disaster. Featured speakers include April Naturale, Ph.D., of the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC), and Russell T. Jones, Ph.D., of Virginia Tech University (VCU). Dr. Naturale is a traumatic stress specialist with 25 years of experience in health/mental health administration. Dr. Jones is a professor of psychology at VCU and a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma psychology. His areas of expertise are natural and technological disasters as well as interpersonal violence. SAMHSA DTAC encourages participation by: Behavioral health, public health, and other professionals involved in emergency management/disaster response activities Those who are interested in learning more about working with children and youth following a disaster Those who need a refresher about disaster response issues specific to this population. Watch or listen to the podcast. You may download the slides and the transcript by visiting the SAMHSA DTAC webinar page. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Lori McGee at 240-515-8414 or lori.mcgee@icfi.com. We would appreciate your thoughts on this podcast, or suggestions for future podcasts/webinars. Please send feedback to dtac@samhsa.hhs.gov.

Individual State Voter Registration

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION

There is no 1-800 number to register to vote since each state may have a different process.

Check with your local voter registration office.

The information listed below is from the National Voter Registration Day website (http://nationalvoterregistrationday.org  )

FAQs

Q: Where do I get voter registration cards?

A: You can visit your county or state elections office for printed forms or you can print the nationally accepted universal voter registration form here: http://www.eac.gov/voter_resources/register_to_vote.aspx

Q: What do I do with the voter registration cards after they're filled out?

A: Once a card is filled out - you must ensure they're delivered to an designated National Voter Registration Day representative or the correct local elections offices. Examples of National Voter Registration Day representatives are State Lead Organizations or our supporting partner Head Count.