Accompanies the Children of War video and includes discussion questions, suggestions about ways schools and teachers can help refugee students and families, and provides information on the effects of traumatic stress on school performance
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Highlights the face-to-face Advisory Board meeting which occurred this summer at Duke University, the programs for diverse youth at a Network center in Hawaii, and one woman’s tireless efforts to honor those lost in the terrorist attacks, as well as other stories.
Offers details on how early childhood trauma is unique, the scope of the problem, as well as the symptoms and behaviors associated with exposure to trauma at an early age.
Provides background on the issues of trauma among homeless children, including what homelessness looks like in America, the interplay between trauma and homelessness, how programs and services help families exposed to trauma, and providing trauma-specific services.
Offers activities and a scenario for youth who have been ill or injured to help understand what it is they might be feeling.
Describes the challenges associated with going to and returning from war for service members, including the many paradoxes that prevent getting help.
Helps youth recognize that community violence does not have to dominate their lives if they understand their reactions to it, understand how to keep themselves safe, and understand how to make positive choices in dangerous times.
Provides information for teachers and school personnel about children and teens who have had a loved one die in an earthquake.
Discusses how challenging financial circumstances affect communities, their organizations, their members’ sense of safety and ability to calm, self- and community- efficacy, connectedness, and hope.
Discusses how challenging financial circumstances may affect you, other school staff, students, and their families and provides specific ways to help.