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When It Hurts: Dealing with Pain
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides children with information and activities to help cope with pain after an injury, illness, or medical stay.
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Youth
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.
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Violent Places, Dangerous Times: Does Community Violence Control Your Life?
Type: Special Resource
Gives questions for youth to answer to determine if they have experienced community violence.
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College Students Coping After the Hurricane
Type: Tip Sheet
Supports students who are recovering from a hurricane. This fact sheet describes common reactions students may experience, suggests ways to enhance their capacity for coping, and gives a checklist of specific strategies students can use in the aftermath of the disaster.
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It’s Never Your Fault: The Truth About Sexual Abuse
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides information to teens about sexual abuse. This fact sheet describes what sexual abuse is, how common it is, myths and facts about sexual abuse, and where to go for help.
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Sex? Or Sexual Abuse? Respect Yourself—Know the Difference
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers teens information about the differences between sex and sexual abuse. This fact sheet describes when sex is used as a weapon, including the use of physical force, emotional or psychological force, secrecy about sex, and victim blaming.
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Staying Safe While Staying Connected: Facts and Tips for Teens
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides information to teens about staying safe while they are online.
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Ready to Remember: Jeremy’s Journey of Hope and Healing
Type: Special Resource
Tells the story of a 10-year-old boy's experience following the tragic death of his father. Jeremy is having a traumatic reaction and struggling at school and at home.
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“But Who Should I Tell?” Questions and Answers About Seeking Help After Sexual Abuse
Type: Fact Sheet
Discusses the options teens have after sexual abuse. This fact sheet provides information on whether or not to tell, who to go to for help, and what resources are available for support. It provides information for sexual abuse survivors about the process of disclosure.
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What Do I Do Now? A Survival Guide for Victims of Acquaintance Rape
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers survivors of acquaintance rape information on what they can do now.
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¿Cómo Prevenir la Violación por una Persona Conocida? Una Guía para los Jóvenes Acerca de Cómo...
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers teens information about acquaintance rape.
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¿Qué Hago Ahora? Una Guía de Supervivencia para Víctimas de Violación por una Persona Conocida
Type: Fact Sheet
Ofrece a los sobrevivientes de la violación por una persona conocida información sobre lo que pueden hacer en estos momentos.
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Sibling Death and Child Traumatic Grief Additional Resources: Books for Children and Teens
Type: Fact Sheet
Gives a list of resources for children experiencing childhood traumatic grief. This list includes a breakdown of resources by developmental age.