Response Resources

Response Resources

• Talking to Children about the Shooting

• Response Resources

• Helping Youth After a Community Trauma: Tips for Educators (En Español)

• Talking to Children: When Scary Things Happen  (En Español)

• Talking to Teens about Violence (En Español)

• Tips for Talking to Students about Violence

• Coping After Mass Violence: For Adults

• For Teens: Coping After Mass Violence(En Español)

• Helping School-Age Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)

• Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers(En Español)

• Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (En Español)

• Guiding Adults in Talking to Children about Death and Attending Services

• After a Crisis: Helping Young Children Heal

• Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event

• Once I Was Very Very Scared – children’s book for young children 

• After the Injury—website for families with injured children

• Health Care Toolbox—website for pediatric health providers working with injured children

• Pause-Reset-Nourish (PRN) to Promote Wellbeing (En Español) (for responders)

Psychological First Aid

The NCTSN also has resources for responders on Psychological First Aid (PFA; En Español). PFA is an early intervention to support children, adolescents, adults, and families impacted by these types of events. PFA Mobile and the PFA Wallet Card (En Español) provide a quick reminder of the core actions. The PFA online training course is also available on the NCTSN Learning Center.

Additional PFA resources for schools include:

• Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S) – Field operations guide

• Providing PFA-S: For Health-Related Professionals – handout

• Providing PFA-S: For Principals and Administrators – handout

• Providing PFA-S: For School Support Staff – handout

• Providing PFA-S: For Teachers - handout

From the National Mass Violence and Victimization Resource Center

• Transcend (mobile app to assist with recovery after mass violence)

• Rebuild your Community: Resources for Community Leaders

• Media Guidelines for Homicide Family Survivors

• Timeline of Activities to Promote Mental Health Recovery

• Self-Help: Resources for Survivors

• E-learning Courses: Trainings for Clinicians

• Resources for Victim Assistance Professionals  

From the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress at the Uniformed Services University

• Grief Leadership: Leadership in the Wake of Tragedy

• Leadership Communication: Anticipating and Responding to Stressful Events

• Coping with Stress Following a Mass Shooting

Disaster Helpline

SAMHSA has a Disaster Distress Helpline – call or text 1-800-985-5990 (for Spanish, press “2”) to be connected to a trained counselor 24/7/365.

Additional Resources

For those that are needing technical assistance or additional resources, please don’t hesitate to contact Dr. Melissa Brymer at mbrymer@mednet.ucla.edu.