Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators

• 2014

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Lists common reactions educators might see in the students with whom they work and suggestions on how they may help after community trauma. This tip sheet describes how traumatic events, such as a natural disaster, school violence, or the traumatic death of a peer or educator, can affect students’ learning, behavior, and relationships.

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Focus Areas: Trauma; Violence

Audience: Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Keywords: Natural Disasters; School Teachers; Violence; Psychological Trauma; Psychological First Aid

Institutions: National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

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