Parents & Guardians:
The recent shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, has evoked a range of emotions and concerns about safety across the United States. In response to this event, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. Often, even if you think children aren't impacted, they are. There are many opportunities to help your children process their feelings at home with their loved ones.
Helpful resources include:
- Parent Guidelines for Helping Youth After Mass Violence
- Talking to Children about Mass Violence
- Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (En Espanol)
- Psychological Impact of Mass Violence
- Coping After 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)
- Once I Was Very Very Scared – children’s book for young children
- I Don’t Know How to Address Worries About My Child’s Safety at School (webinar)
- Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español) (for responders)
Be well -
Kevin P., Farrell