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Resources for parents and caretakers on helping children cope with traumatic events, conflict, and war.
Helping Children Cope After Traumatic Events
This guide was assembled by Child Mind Institute in consultation with psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health experts who specialize in crisis situations. It offers simple tips on what to expect, what to do and what to look out for. You can download the full guide in English or Spanish. Or use the links below to visit age-specific sections:
Supporting Children Affected by War
Expert recommendations and useful materials assembled by UNICEF to help children and their parents/guardians cope with stress and care for the health, safety and development of children during war. Resources available in English and Ukrainian. Select resources listed below.
- How parents explain war and threats to their children
- How to support people forced from their homes by war
- How to build rapport with a child traumatized by war: Tips for volunteers on building relationships with children who have fled war.
Talking With Children about Conflict and War
How do you talk to children about war? (Short guide by IFRC Psychosocial Center, also available in Arabic, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Turkish, and Ukrainian)
8 tips to support and comfort your children (Article by UNICEF, also available in French, Spanish, and Arabic)
Tips and ideas to create a sense of safety in an essentially unsafe world (Article by Psychology Today)
Additional Resources in Arabic
My Hero is You: Supporting each other when wars come (Illustrated storybook)
How to look after children through crisis and displacement (Video by UNODC for parents and caregivers)
Caring for your children in crisis situations (Booklet by UNODC)