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Children and Youth Preparedness Social Media Toolkit

How to Use this Toolkit

The Children and Youth Preparedness Toolkit has safety and preparedness messages you can share on your social media channels. You can either copy these messages directly or customize them to reach your audience.

What you should know about Youth Preparedness

  • Ensure children are included in preparedness conversations
  • Learn the building blocks of preparedness − Be Informed, Make a Plan, Build a Kit and Get Involved.
  • Know the emergency plan for your child’s school and child care facility
  • Practice evacuation plans and other emergency procedures with children on a regular basis
  • Learn different ways to help children cope during and after an emergency
  • Make sure children have emergency contacts memorized or written down in a secure place
  • Teach kids when and how to call important phone numbers like 911

Graphics, Videos & Related links

For more engaging content, attach graphics that are sized appropriately for specific social media posts (i.e., Twitter & Facebook).  Below are collections of children and youth related graphics that you can share with our social media copy.

Social Media Posts

This content is less than 140 characters and can be used on various social media channels.

Communication

  • BEFORE an emergency, teach your child how to dial 911 #YouthPrep
  • Make sure everyone, including children, knows how and when to call 911 for help #YouthPrep
  • Make sure all family members know how to send a text message in case of an emergency #YouthPrep
  • Who’s your emergency contact? Make sure the kids know who it is and practice with them. #ReadyKids
  • Practice how to communicate in an emergency with kids. Find ways here: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep
  • Update school records and discuss emergency contact numbers with kids before they go: https://www.ready.gov/collection/family-communication-plan #BackToSchool #YouthPrep
  • When the kids go #BacktoSchool update your family communication plan: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep
  • Add kids school social media info to the family communication plan: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #YouthPrep
  • Review your family emergency communications plan with kids at your next household meeting. #YouthPrep
  • Emergencies can happen anytime, and less than half of American families have a communication plan. Plan ahead: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan #ReadyKids
  • Spread the #YouthPrep message to friends & family! Be sure your family has an emergency communications plan: https://www.ready.gov/kids/make-a-plan
  • Kids, parents, & educators, visit the Ready Kids web pages in Spanish: www.ready.gov/es/kids #YouthPrep

Emergency Kit

  • Include your child's medication or supplies in your family’s emergency kit. More tips visit: ready.gov/kit #YouthPrep
  • Include your child's favorite stuffed animals, board games, books or music in their emergency kit to comfort them in a disaster. #YouthPrep
  • Get the kids involved in building their own emergency kit: www.ready.gov/kids/build-a-kit  #YouthPrep
  • Kids bored? We can help. Check out our online Ready Kids Build A Kit game: https://www.ready.gov/kids/games  #YouthPrep
  • Kids can #BeAForce... by playing the online emergency preparedness "Build a Kit" game: https://www.ready.gov/kids/games #YouthPrep

Parents

Educators

Youth/Teens

Health Professionals

  • Connect with a trained counselor after a disaster by calling: 1-800-985-5990 or text TalkWithUs to 66746. #YouthPrep
  • Communication between public health/pediatrician leaders during a response to a public health emergency is crucial. #YouthPrep

Coping with Disaster

Last Updated: 08/25/2023

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