Offers tips to parents on how to help young children, toddlers, and preschoolers heal after a traumatic event.
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Defines resilience and factors that enhance resilience in children following a potentially traumatic event.
Defines child traumatic stress. This fact sheet gives an overview of trauma, describes traumatic stress symptoms, and ways children may be impacted.
Provides an overview of child traumatic stress and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
Updated September 2023
Offers parents information about child traumatic stress (CTS), the best way to treat CTS, what parents can do at home for their children, and how parents can make sure their children receive support at school.
Ofrece consejos a los padres sobre cómo ayudar a los niños pequeños, niños pequeños y niños en edad preescolar a sanar después de un evento traumático.
Serves as a guide for child-serving professionals and families new to the information available through the NCTSN including an overview of the NCTSN, along with a brief introduction to child traumatic stress, its causes, and consequences.
Highlights key points for providers, family advocates, and policymakers to understand about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and child trauma. This resource was adapted from...
Offers guidance on talking with teens when violence happens. This fact sheet includes information on checking in with yourself, clarifying your goal, providing information and options, reflection, asking helpful questions, going slow, labeling emotions, validating, and monitoring media and social media exposure.
Offers guidance on talking with children and youth when scary things happen.