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:
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Helping Youth After a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (HYACTTE en Español)
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Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen (TCWSTH en Español)
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Coping After Mass Violence: For Adults
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Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (HSACTGTG en Español)
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Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (HTTGTC en Español)
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Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (HYCTGTC en Español)
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Guiding Adults in Talking to Children about Death and Attending Services
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Once I Was Very Very Scared – children’s book for young children
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After the Injury—website for families with injured children
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Health Care Toolbox—website for pediatric health providers working with injured children
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Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (PRNPW en Español) (for responders)
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:
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Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) – Field operations guide
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Providing PFA-S: For Teachers - handout
From the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center
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Transcend (mobile app to assist with recovery after mass violence)
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.