Is the first appendix for the Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (PFA). This appendix includes information and handouts on the overview of PFA, preparing to deliver PFA, and a quick look at each of the core actions.
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Provides tips for medical professionals on how to assess distress in ill or injured children and how to help their families.
Provides tips for medical professionals on how to assess emotional support in ill or injured children and how to help their families.
Describes promising approaches to implementing trauma-informed child welfare practice to improve placement stability for children in foster care.
Provides teachers with facts about the impact of trauma on students. This fact sheet, a part of the Child Trauma Toolkit for Educators, includes information on trauma reactions and how teachers can help.
Outlines treatment options for youth with traumatic stress who are experiencing substance abuse problems.
Outlines the impact of trauma on children's development, beliefs, and behaviors.
Summarizes the NCSTN's response to the September 11th attacks and includes an introduction to the NCTSN and NCTSN 9/11-related activities.
Is the full set of appendices for the Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) Field Operations Guide.
Features a first-person narrative illustrating how a family can move through the pain of loss and go on to heal. The family shares their personal experiences of the traumatic grief experienced by one daughter after her sister's sudden death.