VIOLENCE & TRAUMA
For Providers
Whether a child has personally experienced trauma, has seen an event on TV, or has heard it discussed by others, it is important for the adults in a child’s life to be informed and ready to help. Below are some resources providers can use in their work with children who have faced trauma or violence.
- NCTSN: Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
- NCTSN | Assisting Parents/Caregivers in Coping with Collective Trauma
- Helping Your Child Cope After a Disaster PDF
- NASP | Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers
- NCTSN | Talking to Children about the Shooting
- NCECHW | Helping Your Child Cope After a Disaster
- NCTSN: Secondary Traumatic Stress | A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals
- Secondary Traumatic Stress: Understanding the Impact on Professionals in Trauma-Exposed Workplaces
- NCTSN: Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Harvard: Helping Teachers Manage the Weight of Trauma
- CDC: Coping with a Traumatic Event
- TED Talk: How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers?
- TED Talk: Teacher Stress: A Crisis Ignored
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