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Rosie Remembers Mommy: Forever in Her Heart
Type: Special Resource
Illustrates how a parent can provide solace and support to a child after the death of a loved one.
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All NCTSN Resources
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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Staying Safe While Staying Connected: Tips for Caregivers
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides information to parents and caregivers about keeping children safe online. This fact sheet describes why sexting is not smart and how sexts can be used to hurt or bully.
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After the Hospital: Helping My Child Cope - What Parents Can Do
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers tips parents can use to help themselves understand a child's behavior following a hospitalization. These tips assist parents with helping their child cope after a hospital stay.
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At the Hospital: Helping My Child Cope - What Parents Can Do
Type: Tip Sheet
Offer tips on ways parents can cope with their concerns during their child's hospital stay. This fact sheet assists parents with ways to help their child cope with being in the hospital.
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At the Hospital: Helping My Teen Cope - What Parents Can Do
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers parents guidance to parents about how to support your teen while at the hospital before, during, or after a medical procedure.
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Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers
Type: Tip Sheet
Describes how teens may feel when struggling with the death of someone close and offers tips on what caregivers can do to help.
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Complex Trauma: Facts for Caregivers
Type: Fact Sheet
Helps parents and caregivers recognize the signs and symptoms of complex trauma and offers recommendations on how to help children heal.
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Guiding Adults in Talking to Children about Death and Attending Services
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides ways to navigate questions about death, funerals, and memorials for children. This fact sheet discusses this challenging, but manageable, task and includes sample questions and answers to help guide discussions.
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Tips for Parents on Media Coverage of a Stabbing
Type: Tip Sheet
Gives information to parents and caregivers about media coverage following a stabbing. This tip sheet describes what parents can do to help their children, media exposure after events, and talks about what it is like when a family is a part of the story.
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What You Should Expect from Treatment: Building Stronger Parent-Child Relationships
Type: Fact Sheet
Highlights the importance of parent-child relationships and how to use treatment as a way to build these relationships.
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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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Trauma and Your Family
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers parents and caregivers information about trauma. This fact sheet defines traumatic stress and describes how common it is, how it can impact a family, and things a family can do to cope with traumatic stress.