Resources

NCTSN Resources in Response to the Florida State University Shooting

• College Students: Coping After the Recent Shooting
• Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After Mass Violence
• Talking to Children about Mass Violence
• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Espanol)
• Creating Supportive Environments: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
• Psychological Impact of Mass Violence
• Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
• Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
• Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)
• Helping Youth After Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (En Español)
• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal (En Español)
• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español; ASL)
• Once I Was Very Very Scared (En Español)  – children’s book for young children 
• After the Injury—website for families with injured children
• Health Care Toolbox—website for pediatric health providers working with injured children
• Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing

   

   

  Wildfire Resources

  • Guidance for Parents and Caregivers After a Wildfire - Pasadena Public Health Department
  • Talking to Children about Wildfires and other Natural Disasters
  • NCTSN: Parent Guidelines for Helping Children Impacted by Wildfires
  • NCTSN: Wildfires: Tips for Parents on Media Coverage
  • Maui Resources and Information After the Fires - AAP Hawaii Chapter
  • Seeking Physician Volunteers for Maui

  NCTSN Resources for Shootings

  • College Students: Coping After the Recent Shooting
  • Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (En Español)
  • Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After the Recent Shooting
  • Talking to Children about the Shooting
  • Psychological Impact of the Recent Shooting
  • After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal (En Español)
  • Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (En Español)
  • Talking to Teens When Violence Happens (En Español)
  • Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Español)
  • Once I Was Very Very Scared – children’s book for young children

  Please see below for more wildfire and disaster resources

  Resources for Organizations, Volunteers, and Clinicians

  • National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster Long Term Recovery Guide (PDF)
  • National Child Traumatic Stress Network & the National Center for PTSD Field Operations Guide, 2nd Edition (PDF)
  • Post-Disaster Reunification of Children: A Nationwide Approach (PDF)
  • Risk Management in Disaster Response (PDF)
  • Training for Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Volunteers (PDF)
  
  

  Resources for Clinicians

  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Family Reunifications Following Disasters: A Planning Tool for Health Care Facilities (PDF)
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Post-Disaster Considerations for Pediatricians in Practice (PDF)
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Practices (PDF)
  • Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (PDF)
  • NCTSN: Secondary Traumatic Stress: A Fact Sheet for Child-Serving Professionals (PDF)
  
  

  Resources for Parents

  • New! Facts For Families: Climate Change and Eco-Anxiety in Youth
  • Talking to Children about the War in Ukraine: 15 Tips for Parents
  • Talking to Children about Wildfires and other Natural Disasters (PDF)
  • Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress Earthquake Disaster Response and Recovery Resources
  • Community Crises and Disasters: A Parent’s Guide to Talking with Children of All Ages (PDF)
  • How Families Can Cope with Relocation Stress After a Disaster
  • The National Academies’ Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary (PDF)
  • SAMHSA Tips for Survivors of a Disaster or Traumatic Event: What to Expect in your Personal, Family, Work, and Financial Life (PDF)
  • US Department of Homeland Security Earthquake Fact Sheet
  • US Department of Homeland Security Family Emergency Planning

  Spanish

  • Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades: Terremotos
  • Cómo pueden las familias sobrellevar el estrés de una reubicación después de una catástrofe
  • NCTSN Sugerencias Para Educadores (PDF)
  
  

  Resources for Children

  Trinka and Sam

  • Trinka and Sam: The Big Fire
  • Trinka and Sam: The Day the Earth Shook
  • Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day
  • Trinka and Sam: The Swirling Twirling Wind

  Spanish

  • Trinka y Juan El Gran Fuego
  • Trinka y Juan el Viento que Giraba y Giraba
  • Trinka y Juan en un día de Mucho Viento y Lluvia
  • Trinka y Juan El Día Que La Tierra Se Movió

  Other Resources

  • Disaster Preparedness Activity Book
  • Earthquake Fact Sheet for Kids
  • Juego de Cartas para Niños: Ready 2 Help (Spanish)
  • Ready 2 Help Disaster Preparedness Card Game
  • Ready 2 Help: Libro Guía (Spanish)

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  Online Training Resources

  
  

  Videos

  • MCO Disaster Manual Training
    
  • In the Aftermath - Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
    This FBI-produced documentary focuses on best practices after school shooting tragedies, including family reunification, dealing with accompanying trauma, and crisis planning. It highlights the difficult journey of recovery while also giving hope to survivors.
    

  Coursework and Training

  • AACAP Natural Disasters and a Community-Based Systems of Care Approach for Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Pediatric Services (PDF)
  • ASPR TRACIE Disaster Behavioral Health Self Care for Healthcare Workers Modules (PDF)
  • Skills for Psychological Recovery Manual from the National Center for PTSD and NCTSN (PDF)
  • Psychological First Aid - Johns Hopkins University
  • Disaster Behavioral Health - Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
  • Disaster Mental Health Intervention - Johns Hopkins University
  • Cultural Competency Program for Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Response - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
  • Introduction to eh NC Disaster Response Network (NC DRN) and to Disaster Mental Health Training (NC DRN, Module 1) - North Carolina Institute for Public Health
  
  

  Presentations

  • Module 1: Stress, Trauma, and Disaster
  • Module 2: Conceptual Model
  • Module 3: Generally Accepted Truths About the Psychological Effects of Trauma
  • Module 4: Protecting Children’s Mental Health During Disasters
  • Module 5: Terrorism and Bioterrorism
  • Module 6: Psychological Responses to War
  • Module 7: Psychological Responses to Disaster, Terrorism and Bioterrorism
  • Module 8: Neurobiological Sequelae of Exposure to Extreme Stress
  • Module 9: The Fact of Loss through Death
  • Module 10: Clinical Assessment of the School-Age Child/Adolescent
  • Module 11: Interventions for Primary and Secondary Survivors
  • Practical Applications of Disaster Mental Health
  • SAMHSA: Cultural Awareness: Children and Disasters
  • Disaster Mental Health Preparedness and Response Child Psychiatry
  • Mental Health in Disaster: Issues and Intervention