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Resources in Response to the Robb Elementary School Shooting, Uvalde - Texas (NCTSN)

In response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde Texas, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families, educators, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together.

These resources include:

Psychological First Aid

The NCTSN also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA en Español). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. PFA Mobile and the PFA Wallet Card (PFAWC en Español) provide a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training course is also available on the NCTSN Learning Center.

Additional PFA resources for schools include:

  1. Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) – Field operations guide

  2. Providing PFA-S: For Health-Related Professionals – handout

  3. Providing PFA-S: For Principals and Administrators– handout

  4. Providing PFA-S: For School Support Staff – handout

  5. Providing PFA-S: For Teachers - handout

From the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center

From the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University

Disaster Helpline

SAMHSA has a Disaster Distress Helpline – call or text 800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”) to be connected to a trained counselor 24/7/365.