The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help children, families, and communities navigate what they are seeing and hearing, acknowledge their feelings, and find ways to cope together. These resources include:
Psychological First Aid and Skills for Psychological Recovery
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 (En Español) provide a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training course is also available on the NCTSN Learning Center. PFA Handouts include:
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 1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”) to be connected to a trained counselor 24/7/365.
The resources below are from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress for anyone feeling anxiety or overwhelmed about acts of terror:
Community Resource Living Document in Response to Tragedy at Tops
Resources from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress