Helpful Phone Numbers

• Toll-Free Crisis Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK (1-800-273-8255)

• Nebraska Rural Response Hotline: 1-800-464-0258

• Head Start Services: 1-866-763-6481

• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Nebraska: 1-800-685-5456

• Medicare: 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227)

• Elder Care: 1-800-677-1116

• Medicaid Nebraska: 1-800-430-3244

• State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) Nebraska: 1-877-632-5437

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• FEMA Release: How To Help The Victims Of Hurricane Katrina
• Responding To Katrina: A Mental Health Guide To Providing Culturally Competent Mental Health Services To Evacuees And Their Support Systems
• HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance Guidance and Enforcement Statement For Activities in Response to Hurricane Katrina
• Information for US Citizenship and Immigration Services Customers
• Replacement of Lost Identification
• Information for Previous HUD Assisted Families
• Reaching Out...Nebraska - Community Information Sheet

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Helpful Websites

• Housing and Urban Development Hurricane resources
• Nebraska Health and Human Services Resources
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Resources
• US Dept of Veterans Affairs - Information for Veterans, their families, and VA employees
• National Center for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - Information for providers, responders, and survivors of Disaster
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network - Information for parents and teachers about helping children after a hurricane
• Federal Department of Health and Human Services - Resource links and web sites for survivors and providers
• Hurricane Care Resources from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
• Find pets, locate shelters, and rescue groups for pets:
  • ASPCA Web site
  • Pet Finder's animal emergency response network

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