Trauma Informed Services

Caring for Kids After Trauma, Disaster and Death: A Guide for Parents and Professionals (PDF)
This guide translates research findings into practical applications for parents and mental health/school professionals for use during and after a crisis, as well as in prevention efforts. The guide is also intended to help identify ways to promote resilience in a climate sensitive to the cultural and social context of families.

Children's Responses to Hurricane Katrina: Tips for Schools and Teachers
This handout provides tips for schools and teachers in helping students heal, understanding reactions and creating opportunities and events to share experiences and understand feelings.

Guidelines for Coping with the Anniversary of a Trauma or Death
Suggestions for planning and marking an anniversary with special considerations for parents and caregivers, teachers and other school personnel, and school administrators.

Helping Young Children and Families Cope with Trauma (PDF)

How Can Parents and Caregivers Help?
Includes information on how caregivers can help children, how to be responsive to grief, and when to seek the help of other professionals. The packet is geared for parents and caregivers, but is useful for school personnel too.

Hurricane Trauma Resources
Provided by the Louisiana Rural Trauma Services Center, Department of Psychiatry, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

• The Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: Parents’ Guide for Talking to Their Children (PDF)
• Helping Children and Families Cope with Hurricanes (PDF): Booklet | Brochure
• Staying Safe: My Hurricane Plan (PDF)

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This network provides extensive array of resources for parents and caregivers and school personnel and on preparing for natural disasters.

Parents' Guide for Helping Children in the Wake of Disaster (PDF)
These guidelines are intended to help caregivers identify and address signs of adjustment difficulties in children and suggest ways to talk to children about their fears and concerns.

Psychological First Aid: Field Operations Guide (PDF)
This guide provides an evidence-informed approach to help children, adolescents, adults and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism.  The guide is intended to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and foster adaptive functioning and coping.

Working Definition of Family-Driven Care (PDF)

Have A Question?

Contact the Technical Assistance Partnership's Education Resource Specialist, Sandy Keenan, at skeenan@air.org