Citizen Preparedness Guide - Starting Over: Emotional Support After an Earthquake (Free PDF, Spanish edition)

This free guide is written in Spanish.

You survived. That already counts for a lot. This guide is here for what comes next.

After an earthquake, help focuses on the urgent: water, shelter, food. But there is another rebuilding that no one sees, and it shapes the life that follows: the emotional one. Starting Over (Volver a Empezar) is a free guide to psychological support after an earthquake, written in simple, human language for those who lost someone, those who lost everything, and those who support them.

You won't find empty phrases like "everything happens for a reason" or "you have to be strong". You'll find what actually works, according to the world's leading institutions in mental health in emergencies: the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF, the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC), the US National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), and decades of research on resilience, grief and trauma.

Inside the guide (15 sections): what you feel is normal · a map of the coming months, phase by phase · grief and survivor's guilt · when you lost everything (including the "second disaster" of paperwork and money) · how to help children and teenagers, and what an orphaned child needs · older adults and people with disabilities · sleeping again: aftershocks and nightmares · practical tools (4-2-6 breathing, 5-4-3-2-1 grounding, the "for now" rule) · myths and truths: the 8 phrases people will tell you · the strength of community · how to support someone without causing harm · when to seek professional help · and a new beginning.

Who it's for: survivors and their families · people who are grieving · parents and caregivers of affected children · volunteers, teachers and community leaders · anyone who wants to support someone who lost everything.

Free to download and share. This guide is and will remain free. Download it, print it and share it with anyone who needs it: your family, community, school or workplace. Knowledge that heals shouldn't have a price.

📄 Downloadable PDF · 15 sections · Spanish · For screen or print

This guide offers general emotional support based on recognised authoritative sources and does not replace care from mental health professionals.

From the creators of No Signal, The Guide, the practical guide to urban crisis preparedness. nosignaltheguide.com