Reach the right information, from the right source
In a disaster or crisis, dozens of different texts circulate on the same subject. This library puts two shelves side by side: TAKDER's own publications and the international documents they are built on. Every link goes straight to the publisher.
Shelf 1 · 7.1
TAKDER publications
Everything opens as a page on this site. Published under a Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0 licence: you may copy and adapt it for non-commercial purposes with credit. The international documents each publication is based on are listed in the references at the end of its page.
7.1.1 Activity reports
The first activity report will be published here and on the Transparency page once the first year of activity is complete.
Governing documents
7.1.2 Needs assessment and effectiveness reports
Nothing on this shelf yet; the first publication will be listed here once it is ready.
7.1.3 Scientific publications and papers
Nothing on this shelf yet; the first publication will be listed here once it is ready.
7.1.4 Leaflets, posters and training materials
For families and individuals
- Misinformation and verification 6 min read Guide
- Talking to your child after an earthquake 12 min read Guide
- Family disaster plan — fillable 30 min Template
- Sleep, startle responses and anxiety after a disaster 9 min read Leaflet
- After a loss: on grief 11 min read Leaflet
- Emergency bag checklist 7 min read Checklist
- Reducing non-structural risks at home 10 min read Guide
For organisations and professionals
- Psychological first aid — field handbook 15 min read Handbook
- Secondary trauma in responders 12 min read Protocol
- Child-friendly space setup protocol 14 min read Protocol
- Household needs assessment form 10 min read Form
- School preparedness curriculum Three lesson plans Curriculum
7.1.5 Our translations
Nothing on this shelf yet; the first publication will be listed here once it is ready.
Shelf 2 · 7.2
Online library — publications by other organisations
These documents are not TAKDER's; copyright stays with their publishers. Some have official translations listed on the publisher's page. Before downloading a translation from another website, check that the publisher lists it.
The two shelves never mix: TAKDER publications are published on this site; other organisations’ documents are listed with the publisher’s name, year, language and a direct link, and none are hosted on our server.
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Language
No document matches this filter. Most documents on this shelf are in English; official Turkish translations will be listed here as publishers release them.
Psychosocial support and psychological first aid
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Psychological First Aid: Guide for Field Workers
World Health Organization, War Trauma Foundation and World Vision International · 2011
The core handbook on how non-specialists can offer support in the immediate aftermath of a disaster: look, listen, link.
Our guide based on it: Psychological first aid, Secondary trauma
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Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide, 2nd edition
National Child Traumatic Stress Network and National Center for PTSD · 2006
The eight core actions of psychological first aid, with detailed age-specific examples for children, adolescents and families.
Our guide based on it: Talking to your child
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Skills for Psychological Recovery: Field Operations Guide
National Child Traumatic Stress Network and National Center for PTSD · 2010
For the weeks and months after psychological first aid: skills such as problem solving, positive activities and rebuilding social connections.
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IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings
Inter-Agency Standing Committee · 2007
The international framework for mental health and psychosocial support in emergencies; the four-layer intervention pyramid comes from here.
Our guide based on it: On grief, Child-friendly space
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mhGAP Humanitarian Intervention Guide (mhGAP-HIG)
World Health Organization and UNHCR · 2015
Assessment and management of mental health conditions by non-specialist health workers in humanitarian crises. Intended for clinical use.
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Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide
World Health Organization · 2020
An illustrated guide to coping with stress for everyone, built on exercises that take a few minutes a day.
Our guide based on it: Sleep, startle and anxiety
Children and education
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Minimum Standards for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action (CPMS)
The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action · 2019 edition
Minimum standards for protecting children in humanitarian response: child-friendly spaces, staff codes of conduct, referral.
Our guide based on it: Child-friendly space
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INEE Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies · 2024 edition
Keeping education going in emergencies: re-establishing school as a safe space and supporting teachers.
Our guide based on it: School curriculum
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Comprehensive School Safety Framework 2022–2030
GADRRRES · 2022
The three pillars of school disaster safety: safe facilities, school disaster management and risk reduction education.
Our guide based on it: School curriculum
Humanitarian standards and inclusion
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The Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response, 4th edition
Sphere Association · 2018
Minimum humanitarian standards in water, shelter, food and health; the common language of needs assessment.
Our guide based on it: Needs assessment form
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Core Humanitarian Standard on Quality and Accountability
CHS Alliance, Groupe URD and Sphere · 2024 edition
Nine commitments aid organisations make to the people they support and to their own staff.
Our guide based on it: Secondary trauma, Needs assessment form
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Guidelines on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action
Inter-Agency Standing Committee · 2019
How to include persons with disabilities at every stage, from preparedness to recovery.
Our guide based on it: Emergency bag
Disaster risk reduction and preparedness
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Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) · 2015
The international framework for disaster risk reduction: four priorities, seven global targets. It explains why preparedness is done together with communities.
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FEMA E-74: Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage
US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) · 2012
A technical reference on securing non-structural hazards such as cabinets, shelves, glass and utilities.
Our guide based on it: Home safety
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Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety
Earthquake Country Alliance
Seven steps of earthquake preparedness: from securing your home to a family plan and what to do after the shaking.
Our guide based on it: Home safety, Family disaster plan
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Earthquake Country Alliance
What to do during shaking, including adaptations for wheelchair and walker users.
Our guide based on it: School curriculum
Misinformation and verification
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Information Disorder: Toward an Interdisciplinary Framework for Research and Policy Making
Wardle, C. and Derakhshan, H. · Council of Europe · 2017
The foundational report that distinguishes mis-, dis- and malinformation.
Our guide based on it: Misinformation
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Journalism, ‘Fake News’ and Disinformation: A Handbook for Journalism Education and Training
UNESCO · 2018
A handbook on countering disinformation, written for journalism education but useful to anyone.
Our guide based on it: Misinformation
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Silverman, C. (ed.) · European Journalism Centre
Step-by-step methods for verifying photos, videos and claims shared during emergencies.
Our guide based on it: Misinformation
Our criteria
Why a document makes it onto this shelf
You can use the same criteria when deciding whether to trust a source. More in our misinformation guide.
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A known publisher
It states clearly who prepared the document and on whose behalf it is published.
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The current edition
If a newer edition exists, we link to that one, not the old one.
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Free to access
It can be read without registration, payment or membership.
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Links to the source
The link goes to the publisher's own page, not to a copy or mirror site.
Links checked on 8 November 2026. If you find a broken link or a new edition, or want to suggest a document for the shelf, write to us.