Talking to Children About Violence

As an association dedicated to helping children and families, our thoughts and prayers are with the children, families, and communities impacted by violence around the globe and here at home.

In hopes of helping children and families deal with violence, we've compiled the following resources:

• Children and Firearms
• Children and Guns (AACAP Policy Statement)
• Children and the News
• Helping Children after a Disaster
• Disaster Resource Center
• Caring for Kids After a School Shooting
• Restoring a Sense of Safety in the Aftermath of a Mass Shooting
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Talking about the Shooting

In Response to "13 Reasons Why"

AACAP is actively sharing the following resources on social media in response to this controversial Netflix series about teen suicide. Follow @AACAP on Twitter to stay up-to-date.

AACAP Facts for Families:

• Movies, Media, and Children
• Teen Suicide
• TV Violence and Children
• Video Games and Children: Playing with Violence

Other Resources:

• Thirteen reasons to be concerned about '13 Reasons Why' by AACAP Member Sansea L. Jacobson, MD
• '13 Reasons Why' is must-watch TV for parents of teenagers by AACAP Member Mirjana Domakonda, MD
• 13 Reasons Why: Talking Points for Viewing and Discussing the Netflix Series by the JED Foundation

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