The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed a variety of resources for children, youth, and young adults, to explain child trauma and its effects. These tip sheets, guides, and videos are designed with input from youth themselves, to help make sense of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and to provide support and encouragement to grow and heal.
Provides information for youth about separation distress, when separation can be traumatic for children and youth, traumatic reactions to separation, and what to do to feel better.
Helps high school students and young adults understand how economic difficulties may affect them and provides suggestions on how they can cope during these uncertain times.
Este libro cuenta la historia de Rosie, una niña que está teniendo dificultades después de la muerte de su madre.
Este libro cuenta la historia de Jaime, un niño de 10 años, después de pasar por la trágica muerte de su padre. Jaime está experimentando una reacción traumática y está teniendo dificultades en la escuela y en la casa.
Offers information for teens about common reactions to mass violence, as well as tips for taking care of themselves and connecting with others.
Provides information for college students on how to cope afte the recent shooting. This fact sheet offers insight into what college students could be experiencing in light of the recent shooting, as well as types of reactions and what they can do for themselves.
Provides guidance to youth, parents, caregivers, and others who work with youth about talking to the media after a mass violence event. This fact sheet details the rights of a child or adolescent when speaking with the media, as well as the signs of a good reporter.
Features a highly diverse cast of seven adolescents and young adults who examine the shared and unique challenges faced, mistakes made, and growth attained in the struggle to transcend legacies of developmental trauma.
Defines key terms, including consent and coercion, and offers guidance to teens related to dating violence and sexual assault.
Illustrates how a parent can provide solace and support to a child after the death of a loved one.
Offers activities and a scenario for youth who have been ill or injured to help understand what it is they might be feeling.
Provides information to youth about how to talk about medical trauma with others. This tip sheet, a part of the Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress Toolkit, includes a scenario to read that describes how therapy helped the youth in the story.