Resources on Trauma for Caregivers and Families

The following resources help caregivers and families understand trauma and its impact as well as learn how to better support traumatized children and youth in their care. 

Caring for Kids: What Parents Need to Know About Child Sexual Abuse
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Provides parents and caregivers with tools to help them support children who have been victims of sexual abuse, information on the importance of talking to children and youth about body safety, and guidance on how to respond when children disclose sexual abuse.

Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for Parents and Caregivers
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2019)
Provides information for parents and caregivers on their role in helping children learn healthy ways to manage their feelings, specifically as it relates to grief and loss.

Data at a Glance: Completing Treatment Vs. Ending Early is Better for Kids - What Caregivers Should Know
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2019)
Explains to parents and caregivers the importance of completing therapeutic treatment in order to remediate the negative effects of trauma in the lives of their children and youth.

Data at a Glance: Dissociation and PTSD - What Parents Should Know
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (2018)
Informs parents and caregivers about how they can support children and youth experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociation, including learning more about trauma, paying attention during times of dissociation, and communicating with a doctor or therapist.

Foster Care
Sesame Street in Communities
Provides resources for providers and families to help children in out-of-home care cope with their separation from their parents, their placements in care, and reunification.

Parenting After Trauma: Understanding Your Child’s Needs
HealthyChildren.org (2018)
Explains common behaviors and disorders exhibited by children who have experienced trauma. This resource provides tips for parents and caregivers to equip them in their response to these behaviors.

Parents and Caregivers
Center for Child Trauma Assessment Services and Interventions (2018)
Provides guidance to parents and caregivers on how to speak with children and youth about their experiences as well as five key behaviors that parents and caregivers can adopt to create a supportive environment.

Therapeutic Parenting
Attachment & Trauma Network, Inc. (2017)
Explains how providing highly structured and highly nurturing parenting can help to alleviate trauma-related symptoms.

Understanding Trauma
AdoptUSKids (2018)
Discusses treatment modalities for children who have experienced trauma and connects to additional resources on the topic.

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