Children and Adolescents
These links offer information specific to children and adolescents dealing with trauma.
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Sesame Street's Talk, Listen, Connect: Deployments, Homecomings, Changes
A bilingual educational outreach initiative designed for military families and their young children to share.
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National Child Traumatic Stress Network
The NCTSN was established to improve access to care, treatment, and services for children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events and to encourage and promote collaboration between service providers in the field.
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Military Home Front
The official Department of Defense web site for reliable Quality of Life information designed to help troops and their families, leaders, and service providers. Whether you live the military lifestyle or support those who do, you'll find what you...
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National Center for Children Exposed to Violence
The mission of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV) to increase awareness of the effects of violence on children, families, communities and society and to train and support the professionals who provide intervention and treatment...
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Sesame Street Parents
Advice by Sesameworkshop.org about how to talk with children about tragedy, and when to seek professional help.
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TF-CBTWeb: Course for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for abused and traumatized children
TF-CBTWeb, is a web-based, distance learning course for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) for for abused and traumatized children who have symptoms of posttraumatic stress. It was developed and tested in multiple clinical trials and is...
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The Child Trauma Academy
The mission of the Academy is to help improve the lives of traumatized and maltreated children and their families through education.
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The National Guard Family Program
This online community is a place to find contacts, information on programs and benefits, and more. Get tips, tools, and training on family issues.
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The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children
The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children's (TLC) mission is to provide direct services to traumatized children and families and to provide specific intervention programs and resource materials needed to help children, parents, families, and...
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UNICEF (the United Nations Children's Fund)
This site contains a description of UNICEF's relief response and links to relevant articles. (800) 4UNICEF.
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American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry offers facts for families about PTSD and other problems children may face. The AACAP (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) is the leading national professional medical association...
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NIMH: Helping Children & Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters
Page to help children following violence. A website by the National Institute of Mental health designed to help young people avoid or overcome emotional problems in the wake of violence or disaster through education....
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