World Cup Resources

World Cup Soccer is Coming to Kansas City

The FIFA World Cup is coming to Kansas City (KC) June 11th - July 19th, 2026. There will be games held at Arrowhead Stadium, and fan events held throughout KC during this time.

Tips for Navigating World Cup Soccer

Continuity of Operations and other considerations:

Heat -- The tournament runs from June 11-July 19, when Missouri’s heat and humidity are at their best. Many of the countries that will play here are unaccustomed to Missouri weather, so expect hospitals and clinics to be filled with heat injuries. The best plan for most is to stay inside where it is cool.
Traffic -- The KC area will host four team basecamps. With teams, their fans, and other visitors, there is potential to see a very large increase in traffic. Plan to reschedule visits, non-essential appointments and other travel to dates between matches or after July 19.
Plan Ahead – With many additional people in the area, expect congestion at common areas – like grocery stores, pharmacies, gas stations and convenience stores, fast food and other restaurants. Plan ahead! Make sure to have plenty of non-perishable food, paper items (paper towels and toilet paper), consumable medical equipment (diapers, etc.) on hand. Fill up gas tanks before things get started.
Weather – This is also the time of year to expect storms and even tornados in Missouri. Stay weather-alert, stock emergency kits, and be prepared!

Explore multilingual mental health and disaster‑support information designed to assist during the World Cup.

Resources in English

Tips for Survivors: Coping With Grief After a Disaster or Traumatic Event—In this tip sheet, SAMHSA defines and describes grief, discusses ways of coping with grief, and explains complicated or traumatic grief. The tip sheet also offers relevant resources for additional support.
First Responder Communication Strategies: Steps for Assisting and Directing People in Crisis—This online fact sheet from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response suggests communication strategies first responders can use to help maximize safety and well-being for people experiencing an emergency. The fact sheet explains how experiencing a crisis can affect people’s thinking and recommends ways for responders to tailor their communication to make it clearer for people in a crisis setting.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a source of support available 24/7 to people in crisis, including people experiencing challenging reactions to disasters. Call 988 for support in English or Spanish.
Prepare with Pedro! Resilience & Coping Skills Activity Book—This American Red Cross activity book for children describes the feelings going through an emergency can cause and offers instructions to children to help them with coping. Guidance is also provided for parents and other caregivers to use the guide to help their children cope with a disaster or other emergency.
Psychological Impact of the Recent Shooting—This fact sheet from the NCTSN lists reactions people may have to a shooting and related experiences (such as loss of loved ones and disruption of routines). It describes grief reactions, depression, and physical reactions, and it highlights ways to cope effectively with reactions to a shooting.

Resources in Arabic

Resources in French

Be Red Cross Ready: Taking Care of Your Emotional Health after a Disaster—This fact sheet from the American Red Cross lists common reactions to a disaster, identifies ways for survivors to cope effectively, and highlights signs of the need for additional mental health support.

Préparez-vous avec la Croix-Rouge: Prenez soin de votre santé émotionnelle après une catastrophe

Prepare with Pedro! Resilience & Coping Skills Activity Book—This American Red Cross activity book for children describes the feelings going through an emergency can cause and offers instructions to children to help them with coping. Guidance is also provided for parents and other caregivers to use the guide to help their children cope with a disaster or other emergency.

Prépare-toi avec Pedro! Livre d’activités de compétences en matière d’adaptation et de résilience

Resources in German

After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal—This tip sheet from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) describes how young children may respond to disasters and other crises and suggests ways for parents and other caregivers to support them in coping. The tip sheet uses the word SAFETY as a memory aid for readers, with each category of tips beginning with a letter in the word.

Nach der Krise: Kinder helfen zu heilen

Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event—In this fact sheet, the NCTSN provides an overview of how children and adolescents may react to a traumatic event, including a disaster they experience as traumatic. This resource describes reactions typical within specific age ranges and offers tips for families, doctors, and school personnel to help children and adolescents cope.

Altersentsprechende Traumareaktionen

Childhood Traumatic Grief: Youth Information Sheet—In this brief resource for youth, the NCTSN describes grief in children and youth and explains childhood traumatic grief, which has some distinctive signs and symptoms. Tips are provided for coping with traumatic grief.

Anhaltende oder traumatische Trauer: Informationen für Kinder und Jugendliche

Prepare with Pedro! Resilience & Coping Skills Activity Book—This American Red Cross activity book for children describes the feelings going through an emergency can cause and offers instructions to children to help them with coping. Guidance is also provided for parents and other caregivers to use the guide to help their children cope with a disaster or other emergency.

Bereite dich mit Pedro vor! Buch mit aktivitäten über wiederstandsfähigkeit und anpassungsfähigkeiten

Resources in Spanish

For Adults

Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Other Traumatic Event: Managing Stress—This SAMHSA tip sheet provides tips for stress prevention and management after a disaster or trauma. It identifies common reactions to disasters and other traumatic events, lists tips to manage and lower stress, and highlights signs of the need for professional support.

Consejos para sobrevivientes de un desastre u otro evento traumático: manejo del estrés—Da consejos sobre cómo prevenir y manejar el estrés cuando se debe enfrentar los efectos del trauma, la violencia masiva, o el terrorismo. Tiene una lista de consejos para aliviar el estrés, describe cómo saber cuándo buscar ayuda profesional y contiene una lista de otros recursos donde obtener ayuda o información.

Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Traumatic Event: What To Expect in Your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life—In this tip sheet, SAMHSA describes the effects that disasters and other traumatic events can have on survivors in general, and specifically on different parts of their lives. The tip sheet suggests steps to cope with a disaster or other trauma, lists signs of the need for professional mental health and substance use or misuse assistance, and identifies resources for additional support.

Consejos para sobrevivientes de un desastre o evento traumático: qué esperar para su vida personal, familiar, laboral y financiera—Ofrece consejos de autoayuda para hacer frente a las secuelas de un evento traumático. Trata sobre el impacto a largo plazo del trauma, incluyendo las incertidumbres personales, los cambios en las relaciones familiares, las alteraciones en el trabajo y las preocupaciones financieras. Ofrece consejos para las personas que han sobrevivido un evento traumático.

Coping with a Disaster or Traumatic Event—This one-page resource explains the importance of caring for your emotional health after a disaster or traumatic event. It lists steps to care for yourself and for children in your family, as well as common signs of distress, and it notes ways to find help if needed.

Cómo cuidarse y cuidar a su familia después de un desastre

Be Red Cross Ready: Taking Care of Your Emotional Health after a Disaster—This fact sheet from the American Red Cross lists common reactions to a disaster, identifies ways for survivors to cope effectively, and highlights signs of the need for additional mental health support.

Prepárate con la Cruz Roja: Cuidado de la salud emocional tras una catástrofe

Mass Disasters, Trauma, and Loss—This booklet from the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies discusses common reactions to disasters, factors that make people more likely to experience reactions for longer periods, and steps survivors can take to cope effectively after a disaster. Signs of the need for professional mental health assistance are also presented.

Desastres Masivos, Trauma y Pérdida

PFA: Tips for Adults—Part of the Psychological First Aid (PFA) Field Operations Guide, this handout identifies common reactions in adults who have experienced a disaster, suggests responses, and offers examples of things to do and say to cope with the reaction. These suggestions and examples include a breathing exercise for relaxation, prioritization of responsibilities that feel overwhelming, and tapping into existing relationships for support.

PFA: consejos para adultos

PFA: When Terrible Things Happen – What You May Experience—Included in the PFA Field Operations Guide, this handout identifies common reactions to disasters and other extremely adverse events and suggests steps people can take to improve well-being and enhance resilience. The handout is available in Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish.

Cuando pasan cosas terribles: lo que puede experimentar

For Children and Teenagers

For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence—Written for teens, this NCTSN fact sheet shares insight into common reactions to mass violence. In addition, the fact sheet provides tips for teens to cope and care for themselves, as well as to connect with others after mass violence occurs.

Para los adolescentes: cómo afrontar los efectos de la violencia masiva—Ofrece información para adolescentes sobre reacciones comunes ante la violencia masiva, así como consejos para cuidarse y conectarse con los demás. Traducido en 2022.

Prepare with Pedro! Resilience & Coping Skills Activity Book—This American Red Cross activity book for children describes the feelings going through an emergency can cause and offers instructions to children to help them with coping. Guidance is also provided for parents and other caregivers to use the guide to help their children cope with a disaster or other emergency.

¡Prepárate con Pedro! Libro de actividades para habilidades de resiliencia y respuesta

For Parents and Others Who Care for Children

Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers—This SAMHSA tip sheet can help parents, other caregivers, and teachers recognize and address problems in children and teens affected by a disaster. The tip sheet describes reactions that are common in young survivors at different ages, as well as how to help children cope with these reactions.

Sugerencias para hablar con niños y jóvenes y ayudarlos a hacer frente después de un desastre o un evento traumático: una guía para padres, cuidadores y maestros—Es un recurso útil para que usen los padres, cuidadores y educadores después de un desastre o un evento traumático. Explica cómo ayudar a los niños y jóvenes hacer frente a estos eventos y además contiene una lista de recursos útiles.

After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal—This tip sheet from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) describes how young children may respond to disasters and other crises and suggests ways for parents and other caregivers to support them in coping. The tip sheet uses the word SAFETY as a memory aid for readers, with each category of tips beginning with a letter in the word.

Después de una crisis: cómo sanan a los niños—Ofrece consejos a los padres sobre cómo ayudar a los niños pequeños, niños pequeños y niños en edad preescolar a sanar después de un evento traumático.

Age-related Reactions to a Traumatic Event—In this fact sheet, the NCTSN provides an overview of how children and adolescents may react to a traumatic event, including a disaster they experience as traumatic. This resource describes reactions typical within specific age ranges and offers tips for families, doctors, and school personnel to help children and adolescents cope.

Reacciones a eventos traumaticos relacionadas con la edad—Describe cómo reaccionan los niños más pequeños, los escolares y los adolescentes ante acontecimientos traumáticos y ofrece sugerencias para que padres y cuidadores los puedan ayudar y apoyar.

Creating Supportive Environments When Scary Things Happen—This fact sheet explains how parents and other caregivers can create home environments that offer children and youth the stability and reliability they need to cope effectively with adversity, including disaster. The fact sheet zeroes in on routines, rhythm, and ritual as ways to foster security and resilience.

Creando ambientes de apoyo cuando suceden hechos alarmantes—Cómo crear ambientes de apoyo cuando ocurren hechos atemorizantes: ofrece orientación para crear ambientes de apoyo para los jóvenes cuando ocurren hechos atemorizantes. Esta hoja informativa incluye información sobre rutinas, ritmos y rituales.

Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers—After children lose someone they love in a disaster or other event, they may go through traumatic grief, particularly if the death was sudden or frightening. In this tip sheet, the NCTSN explains how school-age children may experience traumatic grief and suggests ways for parents and other caregivers to support them in moving through and coping with this type of grief.

Ayuda para los niños en edad escolar con duelo traumático: consejos para los cuidadores—Describe cómo pueden sentirse los niños en edad escolar cuando bregan con la muerte de un ser cercano y ofrece consejos sobre lo que pueden hacer los cuidadores para ayudarlos. Traducido en 2022.

Helping Teens With Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers—This NCTSN tip sheet explains how teens may experience traumatic grief, a type of grief that people may go through after a death that occurs as part of a disaster or other sudden or violent event. The tip sheet describes 10 ways that teens may feel, behave, and express themselves as they go through traumatic grief. For each reaction, it suggests ways for parents and other caregivers to offer support.

Ayuda para los adolescentes con duelo traumático: consejos para los cuidadores—Describe cómo pueden sentirse los adolescentes cuando bregan con la muerte de un ser cercano y ofrece consejos sobre lo que pueden hacer los cuidadores para ayudarlos. Traducido en 2022.

Helping Young Children With Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers—In this tip sheet, the NCTSN explains how young children may experience traumatic grief, which can arise after a disaster or other event in which the child lost a loved one. The tip sheet lists ways in which young children may go through and express traumatic grief and offers suggestions for parents and other caregivers to support children in coping.

Ayuda para los niños pequeños con duelo traumático: consejos para los cuidadores—Describe los sentimientos de los niños pequeños que bregan con la muerte de un ser significativo y ofrece sugerencias sobre lo que pueden hacer los cuidadores para ayudarlos. Traducido en 2022.

Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting—In this fact sheet released shortly after a shooting, the NCTSN describes how such an event may affect children and teens as well as parents and other caregivers. The tip sheet lists reactions common among people of all ages, offers coping tips for caregivers, and suggests ways for caregivers to support children and youth in talking about and managing their reactions.

Guía para los padres para ayudar a los jóvenes después de un tiroteo reciente

Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide, 2nd Edition—Created by the National Center for PTSD and NCTSN, Psychological First Aid is an evidence-informed approach that disaster response workers can use to assist people in the immediate aftermath of disaster.

Primeros Auxilios Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos: guía de operaciones prácticas, 2da edición

For Responders

Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online—The NCTSN offers this online course to train new disaster responders in PFA, as well as to provide a refresher training for responders who want to review this approach to disaster response. The course describes the core actions of PFA and how they can be applied after a disaster, as well as discussing provider well-being. The course is available free of charge; however, to complete a course, you must create an account.

Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos—Los Primeros Auxilios Psicológicos constituyen un enfoque modular basado en la evidencia y cuyo objetivo es ayudar a niños, adolescentes, adultos y familias a afrontar las consecuencias inmediatas de desastres o actos de terrorismo. En este curso en línea, Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, PhD, ha adaptado el entrenamiento de PFA en un formato de 3 horas, en Español. Luego de ver este curso en línea, los participantes recibirán 3 créditos de educación continua.

For All

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline—The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is a source of support available 24/7 to people in crisis, including people experiencing challenging reactions to disasters. Call 988 for support in English or Spanish.

Línea 988 de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis—En la línea 988 de prevención del suicidio y crisis, entendemos que los retos de la vida a veces pueden ser difíciles. Independientemente de que se enfrente a problemas de salud mental, angustia emocional, preocupaciones por el consumo de alcohol o drogas, o simplemente necesite a alguien con quien hablar, nuestros amables consejeros están aquí para ayudarlo. No está solo. La línea 988 está disponible 24/7/365. Sus conversaciones son gratuitas y confidenciales.