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Appendix H: Recommendations from the National Commission on Children and Disasters
Pages 203-208

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From page 203...
...  Recommendation 1.2: The President should accelerate the development and implementation of the National Disaster Recovery Framework with an explicit emphasis on addressing the immediate and long-term physical and mental health, educational, housing, and human services recovery needs of children.  Recommendation 1.3: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
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From page 204...
... to better meet the mental health needs of children and families.  Recommendation 2.5: Congress should establish a single, flexible grant funding mechanism to specifically support the delivery of mental health treatment services that address the full spectrum of behavioral health needs of children, including treatment of disaster-related adjustment difficulties, psychiatric disorders, and substance abuse.
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From page 205...
...  Recommendation 3.6: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) should engage state and local health officials and non governmental experts to develop and promote national guidance and best practices on re-occupancy of homes, schools, child care, and other child congregate care facilities in disaster-impacted areas.
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From page 206...
...  Recommendation 7.2: Congress and the Department of Education should enhance the ability of school personnel to support children who are traumatized, grieving, or otherwise recovering from a disaster.  Recommendation 7.3: Ensure that school systems recovering from disasters are provided immediate resources to reopen and restore the learning environment in a timely manner and provide support for displaced students and their host schools.
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From page 207...
... 11. Evacuation  Recommendation 11.1: Congress and federal agencies should provide sufficient funding to develop and deploy a national information sharing capability to quickly and effectively reunite displaced children with their families, guardians, and caregivers when separated by a disaster.
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