Describes how young children, school-age children, and adolescents react to traumatic events and offers suggestions on how parents and caregivers can help and support them.
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Provides questions for parents to ask their children following a tornado. This tip sheet offers common reactions to traumatic events and when to get help if needed.
Summarizes the signs of intoxication, substance use, and abuse commonly reported by substance users.
Highlights Elizabeth Thompson, Director of The Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, and her peak professional experience with the NCTSN.
Provides parents and professionals with the answers to commonly asked questions about the impact of child sexual abuse.
Provides guidance on responding to disaster, violence, or terrorism events using the Psychological First Aid intervention.
Provides guidance on responding to disaster, terrorism, or violence events that occur at a school using the Psychological First Aid for Schools intervention.
Provides definitions of child traumatic stress and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and explains how symptoms can overlap, as well as summarizes some of the differences between the two.
Is the full set of appendices for the Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) Field Operations Guide.
Features a first-person narrative illustrating how a family can move through the pain of loss and go on to heal. The family shares their personal experiences of the traumatic grief experienced by one daughter after her sister's sudden death.