Trauma and Grief Resources

On Trauma

• Education Week: Teacher-Led Networks Turn Educators Into First Responders
• The American Counseling Association: Disaster and Trauma Responses of Children
• SAMHSA: Coping with Violence and Traumatic Events
  A varierty of tip sheets/PDFs (Tips for Talking with Children are provided in Spanish, Chinese and Japanese)
• TLC (Trauma and Loss in Children): Information about Helping Children and Teenagers dealing with Trauma
• National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement: Information for Schools and Communities Facing a Crisis
• National Bereavement Guide: A National Listing of Where to Get Help
• Guidelines for Responding to the Death of a Student or School Staff: Guidelines from the National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement designed to help school administrators, teachers and crisis team members respond to the needs of students and staff after a loss has affected the school environment.
• Parent Guide: The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement, UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, and the Los Angeles Unified School District have partnered to develop a booklet providing practical advice on how parents can support grieving children and provide psychological first aid.
• Practical Information on Crisis Planning: A Guide for Schools and Communities
  Developed by the U.S. Department of Education, this publication helps schools understand the components of crisis planning and the crisis preparedness process and provides examples of best practices.
• School Crisis Guide: Help and Healing in a Time of Crisis
  This guide, published by the National Education Association Health Information Network incorporates lessons learned from Virgnia Tech, Hurricane Katrina, 9/11 and other tragic events. It provides guidance about preparing for, managing during and recovering from a wide variety of crises.
• Scared or Prepared: Coping With the Sudden Death of a Student
  A crisis handbook for schools and students dealing with death and grief. The development of this report comes from a belief that schools are a community of people who care for one another.
• Resources for Dealing with Traumatic Events in Schools
• Mental Health America: Helping Children Cope With Tragedy Related to Anxiety.
• The National Association of School Psychologists offers a lot of great information, including handouts on dealing with death in school, helping children through crises, and how to talk to children about violence (this last one available in English, Spanish, Korean, and Vietnamese).
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Talking to Children About Community Violence
• Video: Students & Grief – How to Deal With Loss in School: Through the generosity of the New York Life Foundation, Scholastic hosted a live, interactive webcast on the subject of Children and Grief. Using actual scenarios from children and parents, childhood grief expert, pediatrician, and author Dr. David Schonfeld, MD, and Chris Park, president of the New York Life Foundation, talked about misconceptions, and imparted valuable advice on how educators and all other caring adults can best support grieving children—whether it’s right after the loss or years later.