This tip sheet lists reactions to stress that are common among children and that caregivers, parents, and teachers may see during and after an infectious disease outbreak. It also suggests ways that adults can help children manage stress.

This tip sheet for parents and other caregivers and teachers explains how to help children cope with the emotional aftermath of a disaster and includes information on common reactions according to developmental stage.

Educators and school personnel can use this guide to determine how well their school is prepared to respond to the immediate and long-term psychological effects of a crisis or disaster on students, their families, and staff. It offers many practical suggestions for developing procedures and plans for mitigation, prevention, preparation, response, and recovery.

This guide provides information to help schools respond effectively to a range of school crises and disasters that affect school communities. The links provided offer strategies to potentially prevent violent school-based tragedies, identify students who may be at greatest risk of violent behavior, and address the emergent needs of students during times of crisis.

This 26-page booklet is for parents and other adults to help children who have suffered the loss of a parent or loved one to get through their grief. Topics covered include explaining death to children, common child responses to death, helping children cope over time, and finding additional support for children. [Authors: Schonfeld, D. J., and Quackenbush, M.]

This document informs parents of common child reactions to earthquakes and provides tips on supporting children after an earthquake.

This handout uses the acronym SAFETY to outline practical ways in which parents can help young children cope with the emotional impact of a hurricane.

This informational handout provides an overview of how children and adolescents may react to natural and human-caused disasters that they experience as traumatic. It describes the reactions that are typical among specific age ranges and offers tips for parents and other caregivers, school staff, health care practitioners, and community members to help children and adolescents cope.

The National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement at the USC Suzanna Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is dedicated to helping schools support their students through crisis and loss. They offer crisis response resources, educational materials, and consultation and training, and they conduct childhood bereavement and disaster preparedness research. Many of the resources they offer are free; however, the books may require purchase.

The ACF is responsible for Federal programs that promote the economic and social wellbeing of families, children, individuals, and communities.

Founded in 1930, the American Academy of Pediatrics today is an organization with 64,000 pediatrician members that works to ensure health and well-being from birth through young adulthood. The organization provides clinical and policy guidance, advocates for key issues in the health of young people, supports research, runs community initiatives, and publishes materials on a range of topics.

This guide provides an overview of acute stress disorder in children, a less severe and briefer condition than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Like PTSD, acute stress disorder may be triggered by a natural or human-caused disaster.

This handout describes how young children may respond to disasters and other crises and suggests ways for parents or other caregivers to interpret their behavior and support them in coping. The handout uses the acronym SAFETY to help readers remember the tips provided.

This document informs parents of common child reactions to tsunamis and provides tips on supporting children after a tsunami.

This tip sheet offers ways for parents to help their children heal after experiencing a tornado. It helps parents identify behaviors that may indicate trauma and lists specific steps they can take to support their children.

This part of CDC’s website describes how children differ from adults in how they experience disasters; suggests ways to prepare for disasters; and provides links to webpages with information specifically for health professionals and responders, parents, children, and schools and child care centers. Also provided is information about specific threats and for children with special health care needs in emergencies.

This video features Dr. Paramjit Joshi, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Childrens National Medical Center in Washington, DC, who offers guidance for teachers and counselors in supporting children in processing and coping after a school shooting or other traumatic event.

This online article suggests ways for families and school staff to behave around children, and talk with children, to help them cope with the emotional effects of acts of terrorism. Adults are also advised to monitor their own emotions and levels of stress and engage in self-care activities.

This 10-page fact sheet describes the effects that media coverage may have on Children and Youth DBHIS both those directly affected by the disaster and also those who live far from the disaster site but see coverage in the news of the disaster. It identifies ways in which school personnel can support students in coping with media coverage and their emotions about the disaster. [Authors: Houston, J. B., Rosenholtz, C. E., and Weisbrod, J. L.]

This resource provides parents and caregivers with tips for meeting the emotional needs of children after a traumatic event.

This tip sheet identifies 10 ways in which youth may react to community traumas such as natural or human-caused disasters and suggests ways for educators to respond to these reactions and support youth in coping. The tip sheet also advises educators to find professional mental health support for youth and for themselves as needed.

This article discusses how children may react to traumatic events with information specific to the Boston Marathon bombing in this case and what parents and caregivers can do to help them cope with these events.

This part of the NCTSN’s website describes hurricanes and how they often affect children and families. Information and resources are also provided to help children and teens through response and recovery after hurricanes.

This tip sheet offers advice to parents on how to help their children deal with the emotions after a flood and when to seek professional help.

This online article provides information about children’s reactions to disasters and suggests ways for parents to help children cope with their feelings.