Trauma resources

Resources for parents, caregivers and families

Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 
2-1-1 Mental Health Crisis Line Information
Text HOPELINE to 741741

Top Recommended Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics: Healthy Children

Children’s Wisconsin

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

National Institute of Mental Health

Additional recommended resources

American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)

Center for Disease and Prevention (CDC)

Child Mind Institute

Explaining the News to Our Kids (considerations by age range) 

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)

National Public Radio (NPR)

Nurturing Yourself When You are Grieving

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)

Talking to Kids about Tragedies (Such as Shootings and Terror Attacks) in the News (NCSCB) 

Trevor Project (hotline/textline for LGBTQ+ youth) 

A Tool to Help Clients Calm the Nervous System with Deb Dana, LCSW – (Video 5:54) 


Resources for healthcare professionals

Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741

American Academy of Pediatrics

Healthcare Toolbox

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

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Self-care video resources