Resources in Times of Uncertainty

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It is important to remember to take care of yourself and to monitor your own emotions during difficult times. Tending to your own mental health and emotional well-being will make you a better, more reliable resource for friends and family members during their times of need.

How Families Can Help Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety
provides tips for parents to keep the lines of communication with their children open and alerts parents and other caregivers to common signs of fear and anxiety.

What Teens Can Do
provides information for teens to help understand some of their reactions as well as others, to a crisis. Suggestions are also provided to help ease the unfamiliar feelings related to the event.

Tips for Talking to Children After a Disaster: A Guide for Parents and Teachers [PDF]
explains how preschool age, early childhood, and adolescent children may respond to a crisis. The link is intended for parents and teachers to be informed, recognize problems, and respond appropriately to the needs of children.

How to Deal With Grief
discusses grief reactions and tips for maintaining mental well-being while dealing with a loss.

Cómo ayudar a los niños a enfrentar el miedo y la ansiedad

Tips for Talking to Children in Trauma: Interventions at Home For Preschoolers to Adolescents [PDF]
suggests activities arranged by age group to help children share recovery feelings and experiences at home. Includes activities for preschoolers, elementary age children, and pre-adolescents and adolescents.

Friends Don't Watch Friends Fall Apart
This camera-ready print advertisement encourages young people to be alert to signs of possible trouble among their friends and to take appropriate action if necessary