Psychological First Aid tip card
Emerging Minds, Australia, 2019
Related to
Natural disasters,
Responding to traumatic events,
Bereavement,
Bushfires,
Loss and grief,
Trauma
Psychological First Aid for children is an internationally accepted strategy that can be used anytime, but is most widely used in the first hours, days and weeks following a traumatic event. This tip card includes some practical ways that Psychological First Aid for children can be applied.
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