Resources for Assisting Children to Cope with Trauma, Violence, and Stress.

Dr. Mark Bailey
This is a listing of Web resources that may be useful for teachers helping their students cope with the stress and trauma of unexpected violent or sad events. These resources may also be useful to parents and others who counsel childen of all ages. This listing and all links were current as of 12/14/15. If you have other links that you would like me to add, please contact me at the email address at the bottom of the page.

Pacific University School of Education
MAT Student Lesson Plans on Grief, Trauma, Conflict
http://education.ed.pacificu.edu/bailey/resources/papers/trauma/lessons.html

Rethinking Schools
Talking to Children
http://www.rethinkingschools.org/special_reports/sept11/16_02/talk162.shtml

New York University Child Study Center
Talking to Kids About Terrorism or Acts of War
http://www.education.com/reference/article/Ref_Talking_Kids_Acts/

Teaching Tolerance
Helping Students Navigate in a Violent World
http://www.tolerance.org/blog/helping-students-navigate-violent-world

Zero to Three
Cope After Exposure to Traumatic Event
http://www.zerotothree.org/cope-after-exposure-to-a-traumatic.html

Zero to ThreeThe Dougy Center
The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
http://kidsaid.com/dougypage.html

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Helping Children after a Disaster
http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/
Facts_for_Families_Pages/Helping_Children_After_A_Disaster_36.aspx

Psychology Today
How Can We Treat Traumatized Children?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201211/how-can-we-treat-traumatized-children

American Psychological Association
Managing Traumatic Stress:
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/hurricane-stress.aspx

Bright Horizons
Talking with Children in Times of Tragedy
http://www.brighthorizons.com/talktochildren/

National Institutes of Mental Health
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/helping-children-and-adolescents-cope-with-violence-and-disasters-parents-trifold/index.shtml

About.Com
Helping Your Gifted Child Cope With Tragic Events
http://giftedkids.about.com/od/socialemotionalissues/a/tragedy_coping.htm

Purdue University
War Terrorism and Peacemaking
http://www.extension.purdue.edu/purplewagon/WAR/MAINWar.htm

Connect for Kids
Help with Healing on the Web
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/392

Skylight (NZ)
Helping Children and Young People Deal with Change, Loss and Grief
http://www.skylight.org.nz/

Children Now
Talking with Your Kids about Terrorism and the Events of September 11, 2001
http://www.childrennow.org/parenting-resources/terrorism/

Fred Rogers
Helping Children With Scary News
http://pbskids.org/rogers/parentsteachers/special/scarynews.html

Educators for Social Responsibility
No ordinary Monday
https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/blog/no-ordinary-monday

The Learning Network
Talking to Your Children About Armed Conflict
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs636.pdf

The Learning Network
Helping Children Cope.
https://www.teachervision.com/education-and-social-issues/crisis-intervention/6806.html?detoured=1

National Association for the Education of Young Children
Coping With Disasters
http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/Resources_on_coping_with_disasters#Talking_to_children

National Association for the Education of Young Children
Helping Children Cope with Violence
http://www.naeyc.org/content/coping-school-shooting

University of Minnesota Extension
Helping Children Cope with Stress
http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/live-healthy-live-well/healthy-minds/getting-through-tough-times/helping-children-cope/

National Association of School Psychologists
A National Tragedy: Helping Children Cope
http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/terror_general.aspx

Education World
Helping Children Cope: Teacher Resources for Talking About Tragedy
http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr369.shtml

American Academy of Pediatrics
Promoting Adjustment and Helping children Cope
http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Children-and-Disasters/Pages/Promoting-Adjustment-and-Helping-Children-Cope.aspx

Seattle PI
Helping children cope with tragedy
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/165267_suicide18.html

Save the Children
Ten Tips to Helping Kids Cope with Disasters:
http://www.savethechildren.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?
c=8rKLIXMGIpI4E&b=7942601&ct=11770351
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Last Updated 12/14/15
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