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.

• Trauma and Violence Resources
• Coping with Media Coverage
• Social-Emotional Resources
• Emergency Planning
• Tips for Parents and Providers
• Teachers: Secondary Traumatic Stress

Helping Children Cope with Disaster Media Coverage

• How to Talk to Your Child About the News
• Explaining the News to Our Kids

Social-Emotional Resources

• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Child Mind Institute
• Comfort Kits for Kids
• Sesame Street Resources | Gun Violence
• Supporting Children who are Experiencing Stress
• National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement

Emergency Planning

• Tips for Protecting Children in Violence-Based Emergencies
• Guide to Preventing and Responding to School Violence
• NCASE: OST Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Toolkit
• Resilient Children/Resilient Communities Toolbox
• RCRC | Emergency Planning Template & Assessment Tool for Afterschool Programs

Tips for Parents and Providers

• NCTSN: Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators
• NCTSN | Assisting Parents/Caregivers in Coping with Collective Trauma
• 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

• Secondary Traumatic Stress: Understanding the Impact on Professionals in Trauma-Exposed Workplaces
• NCTSN: Secondary Traumatic Stress
• TED Talk: How can we support the emotional well-being of teachers?
• TED Talk: Teacher Stress: A Crisis Ignored
• NCTSN: Secondary Traumatic Stress | A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals
• Harvard: Helping Teachers Manage the Weight of Trauma
• CDC: Coping with a Traumatic Event