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| Helping
Young Children Cope with Trauma: |
- Children’s
Reactions
- How to Help
Children
- When to Seek
Professional Help
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Disasters
are upsetting to everyone involved. Children,
older people, and/or people with disabilities
are especially at risk. For a child, his
or her view of the world as a safe and
predictable place is temporarily lost.
Children become afraid that the event will
happen again and that they or their family
will be injured or killed. The damage,
injuries, and deaths that can result from
an unexpected or uncontrollable event are
difficult for most children to understand.
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How
a parent or other adult reacts to a child
following any traumatic event can help
children recover more quickly and more
completely. This brochure contains general
information to help you in this task. |
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Be
Responsible - Be Ready - Be Prepared!
Your Emergency Preparedness Team
Kings County Fire Department, Office of Emergency Management
280 Campus Drive Hanford, CA 93230
(559) 582-3211, Ext. 2634
www.kingscountyoem.com |
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