Educational resources available from the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress, or CSTS, of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, or USU, at http://www.centerforthestudyoftraumaticstress.org/factsheets.shtml, may be helpful in communities where tragedy and violence have shaken a normally quiet atmosphere. Among the available resources are fact sheets entitled Psychological First Aid: Helping Victims in the Immediate Aftermath of Disaster and The Impact of Kidnapping, Shooting and Torture on Children.

Recent nationally publicized incidents have the potential to impact children and adults, not just those directly touched by the tragedies, but also those who have followed the stories in the media. The CSTS website has fact sheets and resources available for individuals who are seeking their own information and also for teachers who want to assist their students cope when bad things happen.