This link provides information on a gently told and tenderly illustrated story for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode, including physical abuse, school or gang violence, accidents, homicide, suicide, and natural disasters such as floods or fire. An afterword by Sasha J. Mudlaff written for parents and other caregivers offers extensive suggestions for helping traumatized children, including a list of other sources that focus on specific events.
This 26-page coloring book from the American Red Cross introduces children to disaster preparedness.
This 3-page document briefly outlines student tips for coping during times of crisis or disaster. The language appears to be directed toward older middle school & high school age students.
This is a fun 1-page poster designed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; it features the acronym C.O.M.M.U.N.I.C.A.T.E., designed to aid in children’s preparation for disasters.
This is a 9-page activity book featuring coloring pages, crosswords, & comics to help kids help their families be prepared in the event of a disaster.
A children's National Preparedness Month song written by teachers and students of Parks Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. National Preparedness Month is in September!
FEMA for kids
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Kids website, featuring fun activities for children. The site teaches kids how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. It’s also a great place to learn what causes disasters, play games, read stories, & offers kids a chance to become a Disaster Action Kid.
This short document from the American Red Cross assists parents in helping their children cope with disaster.
This 3-page document from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) helps parents understand how to understand and interpret children’s humor, which can be useful in helping children cope after trauma or disaster.
This 9-page document reviews the research of the International Resilience Research Project (IRRP), which investigated how children become resilient and how service providers incorporate the promotion of resilience into their programs.
This 5-page document from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) provides information on common reactions from children affected by disaster.
This document from the experts on the Sesame Street Parents website provides information to parents regarding how children are affected by, & can recover from, stress from birth to two, ages two to five, & ages six to eleven.
This APA briefing sheet discusses the impact of terrorism and disasters on children, including risk factors that increase adjustment problems for children and protective factors that may help to promote coping and positive adjustment.
This 11-page document gives parents tips for talking with their children about television news.
This 3-page resource from the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford informs parents about nightmares and night terrors in children, including how to help their children cope with them.
This 11-page document from APA Online explains reactions and guidelines for children following traumatic events and disasters.
This brief document from FEMA For Kids provides resources for parents and teachers to help children after a disaster.
This 7-page document describes how to recognize stress in children and adolescents, as well as the reactions to expect from children following trauma and disaster.
This brief document offers tips for talking with children after traumatic events.
This brief document from the American Psychiatric Association offers suggestions for talking to children about war and terrorism.
This 4-page document offers suggestions for helping children through times of transition.
This 4-page document from the National Association of School Psychologists offers tips for parents and educators to identity seriously traumatized children and how to offer them the help necessary for recovery.
This 4-page document offers tips for talking to children and teenagers about tragedy.
SCHOOL ADMIN
This 6-page resource from the National School Safety Center offers information to school administrators to help create safer schools.
This 15-page document from the National School Safety Center discusses Homeland Security and provides guidelines for safeguarding schools against terror after September 11, 2001.
This 4-page document from the National School Safety Center is designed to offer school administrators strategies to help their schools preserve and enhance the educational mission in times of turmoil and prepare to the best of their ability to effectively respond to a crisis.
In this essay entitled Hope & Healing, school psychologist Cathy Kennedy Paine discusses her experience with school violence and offers suggestions for recovery after such an event.
This short document from the American Red Cross assists parents in helping their children cope with disaster.
This 3-page document from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) helps parents understand how to understand and interpret children’s humor, which can be useful in helping children cope after trauma or disaster.
This 9-page document reviews the research of the International Resilience Research Project (IRRP), which investigated how children become resilient and how service providers incorporate the promotion of resilience into their programs.
This 5-page document from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) provides information on common reactions from children affected by disaster.
This document from the experts on the Sesame Street Parents website provides information to parents regarding how children are affected by, & can recover from, stress from birth to two, ages two to five, & ages six to eleven.
This paper, entitled Health Realization; An Innate Resiliency Paradigm for School
Psychology, presents findings regarding the role of youth’s moment-to-moment thinking and state of mind in determining perception. These findings, along with discoveries about innate resiliency and an understanding of the underlying principles that describe how thoughts become perception, have demonstrated efficacy in empowering youth to regain their natural well being, self motivation, and healthy thinking.
This APA briefing sheet discusses the impact of terrorism and disasters on children, including risk factors that increase adjustment problems for children and protective factors that may help to promote coping and positive adjustment.
This 3-page resource from the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford informs parents about nightmares and night terrors in children, including how to help their children cope with them.
This 11-page document from APA Online explains reactions and guidelines for children following traumatic events and disasters.
This 7-page document describes how to recognize stress in children and adolescents, as well as the reactions to expect from children following trauma and disaster.
This brief document offers tips for talking with children after traumatic events.
This brief document from the American Psychiatric Association offers suggestions for talking to children about war and terrorism.
This 4-page document offers suggestions for helping children through times of transition.
This 4-page document from the National Association of School Psychologists offers tips for parents and educators to identity seriously traumatized children and how to offer them the help necessary for recovery.
This 4-page document offers tips for talking to children and teenagers about tragedy.
This brief document from FEMA For Kids provides resources for parents and teachers to help children after a disaster.
In this essay entitled Hope & Healing, school psychologist Cathy Kennedy Paine discusses her experience with school violence and offers suggestions for recovery after such an event.
This short document from the American Red Cross assists parents in helping their children cope with disaster.
This 3-page document from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) helps parents understand how to understand and interpret children’s humor, which can be useful in helping children cope after trauma or disaster.
This 9-page document reviews the research of the International Resilience Research Project (IRRP), which investigated how children become resilient and how service providers incorporate the promotion of resilience into their programs.
This 5-page document from the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) provides information on common reactions from children affected by disaster.
This document from the experts on the Sesame Street Parents website provides information to parents regarding how children are affected by, & can recover from, stress from birth to two, ages two to five, & ages six to eleven.
This paper, entitled Health Realization; An Innate Resiliency Paradigm for School
Psychology, presents findings regarding the role of youth’s moment-to-moment thinking and state of mind in determining perception. These findings, along with discoveries about innate resiliency and an understanding of the underlying principles that describe how thoughts become perception, have demonstrated efficacy in empowering youth to regain their natural well being, self motivation, and healthy thinking.
This APA briefing sheet discusses the impact of terrorism and disasters on children, including risk factors that increase adjustment problems for children and protective factors that may help to promote coping and positive adjustment.
This 3-page resource from the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford informs parents about nightmares and night terrors in children, including how to help their children cope with them.
This 11-page document from APA Online explains reactions and guidelines for children following traumatic events and disasters.
This 7-page document describes how to recognize stress in children and adolescents, as well as the reactions to expect from children following trauma and disaster.
This brief document offers tips for talking with children after traumatic events.
This brief document from the American Psychiatric Association offers suggestions for talking to children about war and terrorism.
This 4-page document offers suggestions for helping children through times of transition.
This 4-page document from the National Association of School Psychologists offers tips for parents and educators to identity seriously traumatized children and how to offer them the help necessary for recovery.
This 4-page document offers tips for talking to children and teenagers about tragedy.
This 1-page resource briefs teachers on planning a service project for the classroom following disaster.
This brief document helps teachers understand the struggles children experience following a disaster.
This quick guide for teachers describes children’s response to stress & disaster, including risk factors.
This document quickly explains the implications of the effects of disasters on students.
This 2-page guide for teachers helps them to understand what they can do in the classroom to help children following a disaster.
This document provides further books & articles teachers can read to learn about children, stress, & disasters.
This document introduces teachers to conducting class activities regarding preparedness, response, & service projects.
This 3-page guide offers curriculum suggestions for teachers wanting to educate their students about disasters.
This 4-page document offers teachers curriculum suggestions specifically related to disaster preparedness.
This document offers teachers suggestions for classroom activities related to expressing one’s feelings after a disaster. Suggestions are offered for preschool, elementary, middle school, & high school ages.
This 8-page document offers specific examples of activities teachers may use to promote the sharing of experiences and the expression of feelings in the classroom.
