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Winter Storm Resources

Winter storms are bad weather that generates precipitation at low temperatures such as snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Winter storms can range from light snow flurries to a blizzard, which is a long-lasting storm with very strong winds and intense snowfall. Because strong winds can carry heat away from the body, it may often feel colder outside during a storm than the temperature would indicate, called the wind chill. Risks due to winter storms can include traffic accidents on icy roads, heart attacks from shoveling snow, or hypothermia from prolonged exposure to the cold.

Below are resources to support children, families, and communities recover after a severe winter storm. 

NCTSN Resource

Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event

Type: Fact Sheet

Describes how young children, school-age children, and adolescents react to traumatic events and offers suggestions on how parents and caregivers can help and support them.

NCTSN Resource

Psychological First Aid (PFA) Online

Type: e-Learning Course

Includes a 5-hour interactive course that puts the participant in the role of a provider in a post-disaster scene. This course is for individuals new to disaster response who want to learn the core goals of PFA, as well as for seasoned practitioners who want a review.

NCTSN Resource

Childhood Traumatic Grief: Youth Information Sheet

Type: Fact Sheet

Offers information for youth to help them understand the differences between grief and traumatic grief, the signs and symptoms of traumatic grief in children and youth, and what to do to feel better.

NCTSN Resource

Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) Online

Type: e-Learning Course

Aims to help survivors gain skills to manage distress and cope with post-disaster stress and adversity. This course utilizes skills-building components from mental health treatment that have been found helpful in a variety of post-trauma situations.

NCTSN Resource

Simple Activities for Children and Adolescents

Type: Fact Sheet

Offers activity ideas to parents and caregivers whose families are sheltering in place, evacuating their homes, or social distancing due to any type of disaster or event. 

 

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