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Tips for Talking to Children in Trauma: Interventions at Home for Preschoolers to Adolescents
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Tips for Talking to Children in Trauma: Interventions at Home for Preschoolers to Adolescents
Description
This tool suggests activities to help children, following exposure to a disaster or traumatic event, share recovery feelings and experiences at home.
This tool presents at-home interventions for parents to engage in with their children. Interventions are provided for children in the following age groups:
- Preschoolers
- Elementary age children
- Preadolescents and adolescents
Links to the QualityTool:
- The pdf version of this tool is available at
Developer:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (U.S.)
Funding Sources:
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
History
Release Date: 2005
Original Summary: September 2005
Last Updated: 10/03/12
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