Here’s where families can get help coping after a mass shooting

The federal government’s Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs recently compiled a list of resources to help children, families, educators and community members cope after mass shootings.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

• Mass Violence Resources
• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal
• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event
• Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for Mental Health Providers
• Childhood Traumatic Grief: Youth Information Sheet | German version, Ukrainian version
• Coping after Mass Violence — For adults
• Creating Effective Child- and Family-Focused Disaster Behavioral Health Messages on Social Media
• For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence | Spanish version
• Guiding Adults in Talking to Children about Death and Attending Services
• Help Kids Cope
• Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version
• Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version
• Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers | Spanish version
• Helping Youth after a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators | Spanish version, Chinese version
• Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing
• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen | Spanish version
• Talking to Children about the Shooting
• Talking to Teens about Violence | Spanish version
• Tips for Talking to Students about Violence

Resources on Mass Violence

• Mass Violence/Community Violence
• Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence and Domestic Terrorism
• Survivors and Witnesses After Traumatic Events

Resources for Children, Youth, Parents and Other Caregivers, and Schools

• Resources for children
• Resources for adolescents
• Resources about children and disaster
• Resources about adolescents and disaster
• Children and Disasters — from the Disaster Survivors portal
• Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A Guide for Parents, Caregivers, and Teachers
• Understanding Child Trauma
• SchoolSafety.gov
• Helping Your Child Cope With Media Coverage of Disasters: A Fact Sheet for Parents | Spanish version
• Recovery From Large-Scale Crises: Guidelines for Crisis Teams and Administrators
• Resilience and Coping Intervention (RCI)
• Responding to Stressful Events: Helping Children Cope

Resources from the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center

• Transcend — iOS mobile app to assist with recovery after mass violence
• Rebuild your Community — For community leaders
• Media Guidelines for Homicide Family Survivors
• Timeline of Activities to Promote Mental Health Recovery
• Self-Help — Resources for survivors
• Online Clinical Trainings
• Victim Service Professionals
• Unexpected Challenges for Communities In the Aftermath of a Mass Violence Incident

Resources from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University

• Grief Leadership: Leadership in the Wake of Tragedy
• Leadership Communication: Anticipating and Responding to Stressful Events
• Coping with Stress Following a Mass Shooting