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.
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Offers guidance on talking with children and youth when scary things happen.
Offers guidance on creating supportive environments for youth when scary things happen. This fact sheet includes information on routines, rhythm, and rituals.
Beyond the ACE Score: Perspectives from the NCTSN on Child Trauma and Adversity Screening and Impact
Provides an overview of the concepts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and childhood trauma, highlights the gaps that remain in our understanding of the impact of childhood trauma and adversity on mental and physical health...
Offers strategies for supporting youth who recently experienced a shooting on how to cope with 4th of July celebrations.
Describes how school-age children may feel when struggling with the death of someone close and offers tips on what caregivers can do to help. Translated March 2022.
Describes how school-age children may feel when struggling with the death of someone close and offers tips on what caregivers can do to help. Translated 2022.
Offers guidance to help those working with youth involved in multiple systems (YIMS) and their families to use a traumatic stress perspective and provide trauma-informed care.
Offers child-serving providers information about child neglect and trauma.
Provides information about the specific self-care strategy of Pause-Reset-Nourish, or PRN.