Child Injury & Traumatic Stress Resources
The Child and Adolescent Reactions to Injury and Trauma (CARIT) team has developed evidence-based materials (brochures and tip sheets) for parents and healthcare providers. Throughout the development of these materials, formal and informal feedback was solicited from parents and pediatric health care providers regarding the clarity, usefulness, and acceptability of the messages and the design.
For Parents
The parent and child tip sheets provide basic information on positive recovery, self-care, and common reactions to injury.
For Healthcare Providers
Brochure and Tip Card
The healthcare provider brochure, and accompanying tip card, provide practical information to help patients and families cope with pediatric traumatic stress. Specific reactions and risk factors to look for in recently injured patients are highlighted, as well as suggestions for anticipatory guidance.
- Pediatric Injury and Traumatic Stress: The Physical Injury is Healing, But How is Your Patient Coping?
- Pocket Guide for Healthcare Providers – A convenient assessment tool for the primary care provider.
A Brief Report: Current Best Practices and Practical Tools for Health-Care Providers
This report describes the current state of the art in screening for risk of psychological sequelae of injury, and presents guidelines regarding promising targets and methods for preventive interventions across the emergency medical services continuum.
Educational and Advocacy Tools
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Recovery tools for parents and children
Through the CARIT project, Center researchers have developed parent and child tip sheets to provide basic information on positive recovery, self-care, and common reactions to injury.