Wildfire Help Resources

Emily Morales, Psy.D., LMFT, Diversity Chair • April 19, 2025

With all the fires popping up, evacuation orders, losses, remembrances of grief from the years past, and assessing your own personal safety. we wanted to provide some resources and tangible items to assist with the survivor mode brain that is happening in our community. We know this is all happening in real time and can change at a moments notice. Our heart goes out to you all. All those directly affected by this natural disaster, our deepest condolences and those waiting to hear back may you stay safe. This is a time as a community for all of us to lean on each other. We know these resources can't fix it all. We just hope it gives some hope to you all.

Resources:

https://www.wildfirela.org/resources/

https://resilientca.org/case-studies/los-angeles-county-integrated-wildfire-safety-pl/

https://wildfirerecovery.caloes.ca.gov/page/2/?cat=-1

https://www.cdss.ca.gov/disaster-help-center

https://lacounty.gov/emergency/

https://sd27.senate.ca.gov/fire-resources

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html

https://emergency.lacity.gov/updates

https://emergency.lacity.gov/alerts/notifyla

https://www.211.org/

Pasadena:

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/07/california-secures-federal-assistance-to-support-response-to-eaton-fire-in-los-angeles-county/

https://www.cityofpasadena.net/fire/

Palisades:

https://news.caloes.ca.gov/california-secures-federal-assistance-to-support-response-to-palisades-fire-in-los-angeles-county/

https://lafd.org/news/palisades-fire-0

Spanish Language California Fire Resources:

https://www.hellobrightline.com/es-US/brightlifekids/

https://latinxtherapy.com/

https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/la-salud-mental

https://www.padilla.senate.gov/recursos-para-desastres/

https://www.fema.gov/es/press-release/20250113/fema-offers-recovery-tips-california-wildfire-survivors

https://988lifeline.org/es/inicio/

https://www.es.211.org/

Resources for Clinicians to Handout:

https://multiculturalmentalhealth.ca/consumer-information/mental-health-information-resources-in-spanish/

https://mhanational.org/recursos-en-espanol

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