Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Disasters and Other Traumatic Events: What Parents, Rescue Workers, and the Community Can Do

Description:

This pamphlet helps communities assist children and adolescents who have experienced disasters or other traumatic events. The pamphlet includes

• Sections specific to parents, rescue workers, and members of the larger community;
• Descriptions of trauma, common responses among youth by age group, common responses both immediate and over time, and specific ways that adults/communities can help youth cope; and
• Extensive trauma resource listings and information on how to find help.

Target Situation:

Community members who have experienced a disaster or other traumatic event seek resources and specific, actionable information about how to support children and adolescents in their community.