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Research After Disasters: A 20-Year Retrospective
Type: Webinar
Presents findings from research data on the 1988 earthquake in Spitak, Armenia and makes references to other natural disasters.
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The following resources on child trauma were developed by the NCTSN. To find a specific topic or resource, enter keywords in the search box, or filter by resource type, trauma type, language, or audience.
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Community Resilience to Disasters: Serving Children and Families
Type: Webinar
Summarizes the characteristics of community resilience and describes the Community Assessment of Resilience Tool (CART) as a mechanism for building community resilience, in addition to other strategies for building community resilience.
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Terrorism, Disaster and Children
Type: Webinar
Discusses topics related to the impact of terrorism and disaster on children, as well as clinical issues such as assessment and treatment.
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Treating Children After Disasters
Type: Webinar
Provides information necessary to assess and treat PTSD in preschool children, school-aged children, and youth following a disaster. This webinar discuss developmental issues, parental issues, assessment, and treatment.
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Katrina's Children: Response, Resilience, and Recovery
Type: Webinar
Provides a foundation for understanding children in disasters. This webinar discusses evaluation and treatment services for traumatized children, school support services, PFA in unusual situations, resilience, and vicarious trauma.
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Toward Modernizing Child Disaster Mental Health
Type: Webinar
Provides an introduction to the history and importance of child and family disaster mental health. This webinar discusses the importance of how and where disaster services are provided.
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Arson Fires: Tips for Parents on Media Coverage
Type: Tip Sheet
Offers advice to parents on helping children understand media coverage while limiting their exposure to distressing images.
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Guidance for Caregivers: Children or Teens who had a Loved One Die in The Earthquake
Type: Resource Guide
Provides information for parents and caregivers about children and teens who have had a loved one die in an earthquake.
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Guidance for School Personnel: Students Who had a Loved One Die in The Earthquake
Type: Resource Guide
Provides information for teachers and school personnel about children and teens who have had a loved one die in an earthquake.
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Coping with Unconfirmed Death: Tips for Caregivers of Children and Teens
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers caregivers advice on helping children deal with the complex emotions that arise when the death of family member or other important person in a child's life is suspected, but not confirmed.
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Building Community Resilience for Children and Families
Type: Resource Guide
Provides information about building community resilience, helping communities improve their capacity to respond effectively to natural or man-made disasters or acts of terrorism.
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Parent Guidelines for Helping Children after an Earthquake
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers parents guidance on helping their children after an earthquake. This fact sheet describes common reactions children may have after an earthquake, what to do to help, and self-care tips for parents.