Helping Youth after Community Trauma: Tips for Educators

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Lists common reactions educators might see in the students with whom they work and suggestions on how they may help after community trauma. This tip sheet describes how traumatic events, such as a natural disaster, school violence, or the traumatic death of a peer or educator, can affect students’ learning, behavior, and relationships.

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Published in 2014


Enumera reacciones comunes que los educadores pueden observar en los estudiantes con los que trabajan y da sugerencias sobre cómo pueden ayudarlos después de un trauma comunitario. Esta lista de consejos describe cómo los eventos traumáticos, como un desastre natural, la violencia escolar o la muerte traumática de un compañero o educador, pueden afectar el aprendizaje, el comportamiento y las relaciones de los estudiantes. Traducido en 2022.

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Published in 2022


Outlines tips for educators after a traumatic community event. This tip sheet offers ways that youth may be feeling after experiencing a large community event and how educators can support them. This is the Mandarin Chinese version 創傷後為年青人提供心理支援-給教育界參考建議

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Published in 2014


Lists common reactions educators might see in the students with whom they work and suggestions on how they may help after community trauma. This tip sheet describes how traumatic events, such as a natural disaster, school violence, or the traumatic death of a peer or educator, can affect students’ learning, behavior, and relationships. Translated 2024.

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Published in 2024