“New” Resources
These resources have been created by the IWK Health Trauma-Informed Care Team and are subject to copyright.
Infographic: How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events (multiple languages)
RUSSIAN How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
NEPALI How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
KURDISH SORANI How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
KURDISH KURMANJI How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
FRENCH How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
FARSI How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
ENGLISH How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
DARI How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
ARABIC How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
AMHARIC How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
UKRANIAN How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
TIGRINYA How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
SWAHILI How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
SPANISH How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
SOMALI How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
SIMPLIFIED CHINESE How to Support Your Child During Difficult Events
Pathways for Support during Difficult Events
For Educators:
- Educators Acknowledging a Tragedy Feb 15 2022
- Educators Acknowledging Memorial Dates for Adverse Community Events April 2025
- For School Staff – Talking to Children and Youth about Violent Conflict and War
- FR_For School Staff – Talking to Children and Youth about Violent Conflict and War
For Teenagers:
For School-Aged Children:
For Parents and Caregivers:
- Coping with Tragedy – Parents and Caregivers February 15 2022
- For Caregivers – How to talk to children and youth about a wildfire
- Parents-Caregivers Coping with Adverse Community Events April 2025
- FR_For Caregivers – Talking to Children and Youth about Violent Conflict and War
- For Caregivers – Talking to Children and Youth about Violent Conflict and War
- Faire face à une urgence ou un désastre – pour les parents et les responsables des enfants
For Children of all ages:
Tips for talking to kids:
- 8 Tips for Talking to Kids February 15 2022
- 8 conseils pour parler aux enfants et aux jeunes_Fev 15 2022
Trauma Informed Care Resources/Tools
- Trauma Informed Care Lens 30 Jan 2023
- TIC Policy Review Checklist Community Partner ONLY
- Trauma Informed Care Environmental Checklist June 2023
- Vicarious Trauma Psych-Ed Tool
- An Introduction to Trauma Informed Care
Videos
An Introduction to Trauma Informed Care in the School Setting
Child and Youth Grief and Trauma: Supporting Children, Youth and School Staff
- Presented by the IWK Trauma Informed Care team
IWK Health Centre – Resilience & Wellness Webinar
- Webinar 1 of the IWK’s Road to Resilience Webinar Series: Skills and strategies to prepare for the upcoming school year. This series is a partnership between IWK Mental Health and Addictions Program and the Nova Scotia’s Department of Early Education and Childhood Development (EECD). Presenters Holly Murphy and Prasanna Kariyawansa
Trauma Informed Care Kick-off 2016
- Introduction to Trauma Informed Care Part 1
- Creating Cultures of Trauma Informed Care Part 2
- An Essential Element of Trauma Informed Programs Part 3
- Moving Toward Becoming a Trauma Informed Organization & Logo and Website Launch Part 4



