What's In This Guide?
When communities experience episodes of violence or face natural disasters these events are hard even for adults to comprehend. We can’t shield our children from pain and fear when they’re exposed to such tragedy. But we can help them process what they’re experiencing in the healthiest way possible.
The Child Mind Institute has prepared free trauma resources to aid parents, educators, and other adults in talking to children and adolescents about potentially traumatic events and identifying those who might benefit from more focused professional attention. Our children can be more sensitive to challenges around them because of their life experience and they need our support.
We hope these resources will be of assistance in a trying time, and that you will share them with anyone you think might benefit. And remember to take care of yourself; your children depend on you most of all.
English-language Resources
- A message from the Child Mind Institute
- Guide to Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event
- Article on Helping Children Cope with Frightening News (download with the guide or read online now)
- See more resources on Trauma and Resilience
中文创伤资源 (Chinese)
Recursos en español (Spanish)
الصدمات الموارد باللغة العربية (Arabic)
Ressources en Français (French)
বাংলায় ট্রমা সম্পদ (Bangla)
Recursos em português (Portuguese)
Ресурсы травмы на русском языке (Russian)
Trauma-Ressourcen auf Deutsch (German)
Türkçe Kaynaklar (Turkish)
Risorse Trauma in Italiano (Italian)
Υλικό στα Ελληνικά (Greek)
מקורות טראומה בעברית (Hebrew)
Ресурси травми українською мовою (Ukrainian)
Zasoby w języku polskim (Polish)
Magyar nyelvű tartalom (Hungarian)
Zdroje v slovenčine (Slovak)
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