Aids healthcare providers to recognize how trauma and substance use intersect and affect the health and development of children and adolescents in medical settings.
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Provides an overview of the connection between child trauma and substance use and how these experiences can impact youth, families, and communities.
Discusses the differences between acute, chronic, and complex trauma and how each trauma type uniquely affects children. Emphasizes the importance of recognizing their overlap to provide effective trauma-informed care.
Explains how children of different ages may react to traumatic events and offers simple strategies for parents, caregivers, and communities to provide support and promote healing.
Introduces trauma-informed care and explains how recognizing the impact of trauma helps create safe, supportive environments for children, families, and providers.
Highlights how healing is strengthened through trauma-informed partnerships between families, youth, and providers.
Date: October 13, 2025
Authors: Brian C. Miller, Kalila Papanikolas
Time: 6 minute read
Offers parents and caregivers a way to talk with their children about tornadoes. This children’s book describes some of Trinka's and Sam’s reactions to a tornado, talks about how their parents help them express their feelings and feel safer.
Helps parents talk to their kids about the disasters they may face and know how best to support them throughout—whether sheltering-in-place at home, evacuating to a designated shelter, or helping your family heal after reuniting.
Helps young children and their families talk about feelings and worries they may have after experiencing a large-scale fire, like a wildfire.