Natural Disaster Assistance is Available
Last Updated October 21, 2024
Natural disasters like Hurricane Milton can create additional stressors for you and your family. Incidents like this can cause overwhelming grief, fear and uncertainty, leading to extreme stress. You are not alone in trying to navigate these circumstances. Your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through SupportLinc offers you and your household members no cost and confidential care to help build coping skills and support you during this challenging time.
In-the-moment support from SupportLinc is available by calling 1-888-881-5462. Speak with a licensed clinician 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year or visit supportlinc.com with code rrd for an array of ways to access support, care and well-being resources.
Additionally, please refer to the SupportLinc Natural Disaster toolkit for more information to assist you.
Find specific information for:
- Hurricanes: https://www.naturaldisaster.tools/hurricane-resources
- Flooding: https://www.naturaldisaster.tools/flood-resources
- Tornadoes: https://www.naturaldisaster.tools/tornado-resources
Find tip sheets such as:
- Common reactions to crisis
- Traumatic incident stress
- Managing stress
- Reducing the intensity of stress
- Things to pack in a GO kit
- Senior hurricane preparedness
- Avoiding home wind damage
- Common reactions to crisis
- Coping with disaster
- Communicating during a crisis
- Going back to work after a traumatic event
Additional resources:
- Local American Red Cross Locator – Enter your ZIP code to locate the nearest American Red Cross assistance site.
- 2-1-1 Emergency Resources – Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Dial 211 from a landline or 1-877-652-1148 from a mobile device. Information can also be accessed by texting your ZIP code to 898-211 from a mobile phone or tablet.
- PowerOutage.us –Tracks and records power outages in the United States.
- FlightAware – Provides real-time information on flights, delays and cancelations.
- National Hurricane Center – Provides up-to-date information and advisories.
- Hurricane Helene: Rumor Response – Help keep yourself, your family and your community safe after Hurricane Helene by being aware of rumors and scams and sharing official information from trusted sources.