NCTSN Resource
Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for the Media
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides information to the media on what to know about covering traumatic deaths for children and families.
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NCTSN Resources
The following resources for the media were developed by the NCTSN.
NCTSN Resource
Tips for Media Covering Traumatic Events
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers tips for media professionals covering traumatic events. This fact sheet discusses safety, managing exposure, interviewing children, and helping families with children.
NCTSN Resource
Complexity of the Traumatic Experience
Type: e-Learning Course
Discusses how every traumatic event is made up of traumatic moments that may include varying degrees of objective life threat, physical violation, and witnessing of injury or death.
NCTSN Resource
Disaster and Media
Type: Webinar
Provides an overview on how mental health professionals can work with journalists. This webinar discusses three challenges facing journalists covering disasters and terrorism and presents ways mental health professionals can collaborate with the news media.