Talking to children and young people about trauma

Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network, Australia

Related to Bereavement, loss and grief

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This fact sheet provides information about talking to children and young people about trauma.

It includes information on the following topics:

‘How do we talk to a child about whether they have experienced trauma and how do we help them to sit with this trauma?’
‘So how do you ask about trauma?’
‘Helping the child’

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Standing against stigma

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Families standing up to shame and stigma by using care and compassion

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Families standing up to shame and stigma by making their own meaning

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Practitioner guide: Shame and stigma

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A guide for practitioners on using our shame and stigma resources to support the families they work with.

Talking to children and young people about trauma

Australian Child and Adolescent Trauma, Loss and Grief Network, Australia

Discover more resources

Child development and trauma

Caring for kids after a traumatic event

Children in the short term after a disaster or traumatic event

Working therapeutically with children who have experienced trauma from physical or sexual abuse

Supporting infants and toddlers’ resilience during daily transitions

Unmasking stigma: Effects on families

Standing against stigma

Families standing up to shame and stigma by making home a safe haven

Families standing up to shame and stigma by using care and compassion

Getting to know where shame comes from

Families standing up to shame and stigma by making their own meaning

Practitioner guide: Shame and stigma

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