Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Traumatic Events
Every year, children and adolescents experience disasters and other traumatic events. Family, friends, and trusted adults play an essential role in helping youth cope with these experiences.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health
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988 Around the U.S.
The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.
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Build Your Coping Toolbox
A coping toolbox is a collection of skills, techniques, items, and other suggestions that you can turn to assoon as you start to feel anxious or distressed. Source: Mental Health America
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How well do you know your kids?
A fun quiz to try with children and learn something new! Try this fun quiz with your child. Write your answers in the first column, then have your child fill in their responses in the second column. Have fun discussing your answers and learning something new!