Welcome to Children and Families Displaced by War and Violence

Resources for Providers

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (nctsn.org) Resources

  • Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event

  • Coping in Hard Times

    • Parents

    • School Personnel

    • Youth

  • Helping Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers

    • Young Children

    • School-Age Children

    • Teens

  • Psychological First Aid for Displaced Children and Families

  • Refugee Trauma

  • A Socio-Culturally, Linguistically-Responsive, and Trauma-Informed Approach to Mental Health Interpretation

  • Traumatic Separation and Refugee and Immigrant Children: Tips for Current Caregivers

  • Understanding Refugee Trauma 

    • Mental Health Professionals

    • School Personnel

    • Primary Care Providers

• Resources: Reporting on Refugees and Migration Through the Eyes of Young Children (2019) by Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma, a Project of Columbia Journalism School

• Responding to Collective Trauma (2022) by Trauma-Informed Design Society and Cowart Trauma Informed Partnership

• Working with Refugee Children and Families: Update for Mental Health Professionals (2009) by American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on the Psychosocial Effects of War on Children and Families Who Are Refugees From Armed Conflict Residing in the United States

• Working with Military and Veteran Families

  • Helping Military Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Educators by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (nctsn.org)

  • Honoring Our Babies and Toddlers: Supporting Young Children Affected by a Military Parent’s Deployment, Injury, or Death by ZERO TO THREE

  • Supporting Military Children with Traumatic Grief by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (nctsn.org)

  • Working Effectively with Military Families: 10 Key Concepts All Providers Should Know by The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (nctsn.org)