Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide 
For disaster responders
Developed jointly with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, PFA is an evidence-informed modular approach for assisting people in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism: to reduce initial distress, and to foster short and long-term adaptive functioning. It is for use by first responders, incident command systems, primary and emergency health care providers, school crisis response teams, faith-based organizations, disaster relief organizations, Community Emergency Response Teams, Medical Reserve Corps, and the Citizens Corps in diverse settings. The 5th appendix consists of Handouts for Survivors (PDF).
NOTE: The latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader* is needed to download these files. Not having the latest version (8) of this reader may cause error messages that the PDF file is "damaged".
Hardcopies of the PFA Field Operations Guide can be purchased at www.castlepress.net/nctsn* for around $10 each.
The Psychological First Aid Manual Contents
Chapter/ Topic | Title of Chapters and Topics |
|---|---|
| Complete Guide With Appendices | PFA Manual complete with Appendices (PDF 60mb) |
| Complete Guide Without Appendices | PFA Manual without Appendices (PDF 1.6mb) |
| Chapter 1 | Introduction and Overview |
| Chapter 2 | Preparing to Deliver Psychological First Aid |
| Chapter 3 | Core Actions |
| Topic 1 | Contact and Engagement |
| Topic 2 | Safety and Comfort |
| Topic 3 | Stabilization |
| Topic 4 | Information Gathering: Current Needs and Concerns |
| Topic 5 | Practical Assistance |
| Topic 6 | Connection with Social Supports |
| Topic 7 | Information on Coping |
| Topic 8 | Linkage with Collaborative Services |
Appendices (5) for Psychological First Aid Manual | |
| 1 | Overview of PFA (PDF 379k) |
| 2 | Service Delivery Sites and Settings (PDF 381k) |
| 3 | Psychological First Aid: Provider Care (PDF 900k) |
| 4 | Provider Worksheets (PDF 491k) |
| 5 | Handouts for Survivors (PDF 2.1mb) Includes: |
Available in other languages on the National Child Traumatic Stress Network website: PFA in Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish*
Training on PFA
- Training in PFA: Psychological First Aid Online.* Login to learn about this intervention.
- Subscribe to PFA Channel and View the PFA Online Videos.*
PFA was created with the Terrorism Disaster Branch of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as well as others involved in disaster response. Production of this information was supported by SAMHSA.
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