Reports on the 2012 recommendations from the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, which was established to recommend ways to prevent, reduce, and treat children’s exposure to violence.
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Offers teachers guidance on helping students after a mass violence event. This fact sheet describes common reactions students may have, how teachers and school staff can help, as well as engage in self-care after a mass violence event.
Provides information on how to talk to children about domestic violence. This fact sheet helps you understand how children may react to domestic violence, and how to best help them feel safe and valued, and develop personal strength.
Looks at community violence, an ongoing crisis in society as many youth and families feel the destructive repercussions of peer conflicts, gun and other weapon attacks, gang fights, and public violence incidents.
Discusses the key causes, major consequences, and professional responses related to community violence and its traumatic stress-related impacts on youth.
Provides parents with information on how to talk to children about domestic violence. This fact sheet discusses the importance of playing with children exposed to domestic violence.
Outlines the history of shootings and violence in US schools.
Depicts a mother and her teenage daughter who have experienced severe family violence by an ex-husband/father in the past become embroiled in an intense verbal argument that escalates into sudden physical violence.
Provides ideas about self-care for parents impacted by domestic violence. This fact sheet points out how stress can affect parents and provides suggestions on how to deal with that stress.
Provides guidance to youth, parents, caregivers, and others who work with youth about talking to the media after a mass violence event.