Children and Adolescents
Below is a list of information currently available from the National Center
for PTSD about children and adolescents. For more information, click on the
related links and/or search the PILOTS
database for a more complete listing of articles available on this topic.
Fact sheets for the public
PTSD in Children
and Adolescents
An overview of the
effects of trauma on children and adolescents
Child
Sexual Abuse
Details the effects of
sexual abuse on children and the effects on adults who were exposed to sexual
abuse as children
The Effects
of Community Violence on Children and Adolescents
A summary of the specific effects
of community violence on children and adolescents
Terrorist
Attacks and Children
A guide to how children of different
ages respond to trauma, how to talk to your child about terrorist attacks, what
parents can do, and how many children develop PTSD
How
Children Respond to Trauma and What Parents Can Do
How children of
different ages respond to trauma, how to talk to your child about terrorism,
what parents can do, and how many children develop PTSD
How Communities
May Be Affected by Media Coverage of Terrorist Attacks
Information on how viewing terrorist-related
media coverage might affect children and adults
Children
of Veterans with PTSD
Explains the common problems that children
of veterans experience and provides recommendations for how to cope with these
difficulties
Fact
sheets for professionals
Mental-Health
Aspects of Prolonged Combat Stress in Civilians
Literature review describing the effects of war and combat on civilian populations,
including children
Published Information by National Center for PTSD staff
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Videos
Trauma Exposure, PTSD and Violence
Children and Trauma
Website links
The National Institute for Trauma and
Loss in Children
The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children's (TLC) mission is to
provide direct services to traumatized children and families and to provide
specific intervention programs and resource materials needed to help children,
parents, families, and schools traumatized by violent or non-violent trauma-inducing
incidents.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
The NCTSN was established to improve access to care, treatment, and services
for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events and to encourage and
promote collaboration between service providers in the field.
American Psychological Association
The APA is the professional organization for psychologists in the United States.
This resource provides practitioners with educational resources to help children
cope with terrorism. An APA
task force has also been developed to assist clinicians with promoting resilience
in response to terrorism.
National Institute of Mental
Health
A website by the National Institute of Mental health designed to help young
people avoid or overcome emotional problems in the wake of violence or disaster
through education.
Children's Bureau
The CB is the oldest federal agency for children and is located
within the United States Department of Health and Human Services' Administration
for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families.
American Academy of
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
This information has been gathered by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry to assist parents and children in coping with events like the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001, or other national disasters.
Sesame
Street
Advice by Sesameworkshop.org about how to talk with children about tragedy,
and when to seek professional help.
Harvard
University
Information by the Massachusetts General Hospital about how to talk with children
about recent terrorist attacks.
Mentalhealth.org
A guide for parents and teachers to help children cope with disaster. Information
is based on a brochure developed by Project Heartland -- A Project of the Oklahoma
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Service.
For a site for CHILDREN to visit, see:
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA's website is designed to be user-friendly for your children.
For teachers and schools:
The Child Trauma
Academy
The mission of the Academy is to help improve the lives of traumatized and
maltreated children and their families through education.
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