Understanding and Responding to Children in Crisis

• 2020

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• Lynn Garst; Jenaya Gordon; Ezkiel Peters

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This program provides strategies to help children manage stress and anxiety. It describes how engaging with kids through conversation, calming them with breathing exercises or quiet activities, and distracting them with fun tasks can be effective. These methods aim to support children's emotional well-being during challenging times.




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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: EMS Clinicians; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Response

Keywords: Child; Crisis Intervention; Mental Health; Psychological Techniques; Stress, Psychological; Caregivers; Adolescent; Emergency Responders

Institutions: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

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