Helping Youth After Community Trauma: Tips for Educators
This resource explores how traumatic events impact students' learning, behavior, and relationships.
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Traumatic events, such as a natural disaster, a pandemic, school violence, or the traumatic death of an educator/peer, impact students' learning, behavior, and relationships. This resource shares some reactions you may see and how you can help. It is important to keep in mind that not all students will feel and react the same way.
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