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Helping Children Cope with Disaster and Trauma

The below resources are available to assist parents and teachers with helping children deal with disaster and trauma based on the tragic events of September 11, 2001.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at (650) 498-9111.

American Red Cross
Helping Young Children Cope with Trauma
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/childtrauma.html

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Helping Children After a Disaster
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/disaster.htm

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Children and the News
http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/67.htm

American Counseling Association
Helping Children Cope with Trauma
http://www.counseling.org/consumers_media/facts_childtrauma.htm