Supporting Children and Adolescents During COVID-19

• 2020

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• Melissa Brymer

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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) joined the CDC Emergency Partners Information Connection (EPIC) Team to present this 56-minute webinar featuring Dr. Melissa Brymer, Director of the Terrorism and Disaster Program UCLA/Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, who discussed possible ways to support young people during COVID-19. She also described NCTSN’s available resources and outlined how to have conversations with children and adolescents about what is happening.

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Hazard: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Families & Children; Nurses; Physicians

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Child; Child Health; Parents; Schools; Adolescent; COVID-19

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)

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