COPING WITH MASS TRAGEDY 

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• Mass Violence Resources

• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal

• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event

• Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for Mental Health Providers

• Childhood Traumatic Grief: Youth Information Sheet | German version, Ukrainian version

• Coping after Mass Violence — For adults

• Creating Effective Child- and Family-Focused Disaster Behavioral Health Messages on Social Media

• For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence | Spanish version

• Guiding Adults in Talking to Children about Death and Attending Services

• Help Kids Cope

• Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version

• Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version

• Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version

• Helping Youth after a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators | Spanish version, Chinese version

• Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing

• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen | Spanish version

• Talking to Children about the Shooting

• Talking to Teens about Violence | Spanish version

Resources on Mass Violence

• Mass Violence/Community Violence

• Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence and Domestic Terrorism

• Survivors and Witnesses After Traumatic Events

Resources for Children, Youth, Parents and Other Caregivers, and Schools

• Resources for children

• Resources for adolescents

• Resources about children and disaster

• Resources about adolescents and disaster

• Children and Disasters — from the Disaster Survivors portal

• Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers

• Understanding Child Trauma

• SchoolSafety.gov

• Helping Your Child Cope With Media Coverage of Disasters: A Fact Sheet for Parents | Spanish version

• Recovery From Large-Scale Crises: Guidelines for Crisis Teams and Administrators

• Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI)

• Responding to Stressful Events: Helping Children Cope

Resources from the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center

• Transcend — iOS mobile app to assist with recovery after mass violence

• Rebuild your Community — For community leaders

• Media Guidelines for Homicide Family Survivors

• Timeline of Activities to Promote Mental Health Recovery

• Self-Help — Resources for survivors

• Online Clinical Trainings

• Victim Service Professionals

• Unexpected Challenges for Communities In the Aftermath of a Mass Violence Incident

Resources from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University

• Grief Leadership: Leadership in the Wake of Tragedy

• Leadership Communication: Anticipating and Responding to Stressful Events

• Coping with Stress Following a Mass Shooting