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Resources

These resources are designed to offer gentle guidance, emotional support, and trauma-informed understanding for children, young people, and the adults who care for them. Each tool has been created with safety, connection, and healing at the centre, drawing on principles from play therapy, creative arts, and nervous-system awareness. Whether you’re looking for ways to help a child express big feelings, understand the impact of trauma, or find simple grounding practices, these resources provide compassionate, practical support that can be used both inside and outside the therapy room.

Supporting a Child or Young Person with trauma and PTSD – https://kidtrauma.org/– supporting a child or young person with trauma and PTSD

CPTSD and developmental trauma – https://beaconhouse.org.uk/resources/

Informational videos and resources on trauma – https://uktraumacouncil.org/resources 

PTSD symptoms information leaflet, © Mind 2021 – https://www.mind.org.uk/media/7135/ptsd-and-complex-ptsd-2021-pdf-version.pdf

PTSD symptoms in children, ©Nip in the Bud 2017 – https://nipinthebud.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/NITB_RecognisingPTSDFactSheet.pdf

Supporting children and young people involved in major trauma: Advice for parents, caregivers and teachers 

After the Event Supporting children after a frightening event