Our Sympathy and Resources to help talk with children about traumatic events

First, on behalf of the SERC Library and SERC, we extend our sympathy to the families and friends of those who were lost on Friday at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, our support and thoughts to the rest of the students and the teachers, and our thanks and support to the first responders.   You will all be in our thoughts for a very long time, if not for forever, know that we are thinking of you.     

The SERC Library has resources you can use under the keywords:  crisis, post-traumatic stress, grief, death, and bereavement.  The resources listed below are more immediate resources. 

Please continue to check the blog for additional resources as they are made available.

Jenny Groome from the Connecticut State Library has posted some Federal resources to the Connecticut State Library’s Blog on Tips for Helping Children Cope After Traumatic Events,  http://www.ctstatelibrary.org/node/10198

In addition,  Alberta Richetelle, Program Director and Judith Kronick, Reference Librarians for Healthnet sent these links along:

 

Healthnet : Connecticut Consumer Health Information Network

       Lyman Maynard Stowe Library – University of Connecticut Health Center   

                     P.O. Box 4003    Farmington CT 06034-4003

                                           Telephone: 860/679-4055

                                  http://library.uchc.edu/departm/hnet

http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/aftermath.aspx

Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting

From the American Psychological Association

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/helping-children-and-adolescents-cope-with-violence-and-disasters-parents/how-parents-can-help.shtml

Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters: What Parents Can Do/How Parents Can Help

From the National Institute of Mental Health

http://www.nctsn.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/age_related_reactions.pdf

Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event

From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

 

http://www.aacap.org/cs/root/facts_for_families/children_and_the_news

Children and the News

From American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

http://www.dbsalliance.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_brochures_coping_unexpected_events

Coping With Unexpected Events: Depression and Trauma

SEE SECTION:  Helping and Talking with Children

From the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

http://www.aacap.org/galleries/default-file/Talking_to_kids_aurora_shooting.pdf

Tips for Talking to Children about the Aurora Shooting

From American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

 

From Exchange Every Day:

In the wake of the tragic shooting in Connecticut, many of you will be working with children and families who will have questions, concerns, and fears you need to deal with.  And, it is important that you deal with these issues forthrightly and appropriately.  We have surveyed members of the Exchange community and they how to respond: 

• An Exchange article by Diane Levin:  "When the World is a Dangerous Place — Helping Children Deal with Violence in the News."
• A New York Times article, "Tips for Talking to Children About the Shooting.
• Advice from National Child Traumatic Stress Network, "Talking to Children about the Shooting."
• Advice from the National Association of School Psychologists, "A National Tragedy: Helping Children Cope."
• A resource from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, "Tips for Talking to Children and Youth after Traumatic Events."
• Fred Rogers' advice from Family Communications, "Helping Children Deal with Tragic Events in the News."
• Advice from the American Psychological Association, "Helping Your Children Manage Distress in the Aftermath of a Shooting."