Video: Understanding PTSD in Children
Many children experience difficult or frightening events. Most recover well with the right care
and support, but some may continue to feel anxious or on…
Guide: Guide to PTSD
A road map to help you navigate, understand and support a child or a pupil with PTSD. Use this to find our most useful content.
Video: What to do when your child has PTSD: Tips for Parents
A traumatic event can be difficult for a child to understand and process, and it can be challenging for parents and carers trying to support them. Children…
Factsheet: Practical classroom tips for neurodivergence and mental health
Here are some simple tips to help accommodate the different needs of children in the classroom
Video: What is trauma-focused CBT?
Trained therapists can deliver specialist trauma-focused CBT to help face the trauma and control horrible thoughts.
Video: What is post traumatic stress disorder?
Nip in the Bud has been given permission by the UK Trauma Council to share this series of four short animations, which they have produced on the topic…
Video: Children and the trauma of the Grenfell tragedy
Dr Sian Williams and Dr David Trickey talk about the trauma suffered by children who witnessed the Grenfell tower fire.
Video: PTSD in the classroom - Tips for Teachers
In this 4-minute film, Dr Sian Williams gives Tips for Teachers who either have a child or children in their class who are experiencing symptoms of Post-Traumatic…
Video: How to recognise symptoms of PTSD
This film explains how to identify and help a child showing the symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). After a trauma a child may feel distressed,…
Factsheet: Supporting Children After Trauma
Learn how trauma affects children, recognise common reactions, and discover practical ways to support recovery through safety, routine, and emotional …
Factsheet: PTSD in Children
Learn how trauma can affect children and young people, recognise signs of PTSD, and understand when to seek help and effective treatments like trauma-focused…
Podcast: Trauma-informed practice and supporting young refugees
Alis Rocca talks to Svetlana Scheck-Ramzy, a Brighton-based counsellor passionate about supporting young refugees and asylum seekers. How can we prepare…
Video: Feeling unsure about therapy? Here's what you need to know
Most of our films are made for parents and school staff. This one is different. Created by the UK Trauma Council, it speaks directly to young people who…
Article: Trauma in Children
Trauma affects children in many different ways, and it’s their experience-not the event itself-that determines the impact. This piece explores common signs…
Video: PTSD and me: real life experiences
Exposure to traumatic events is very common in young people. After a trauma, a child may feel distressed, tearful or in shock; if these feelings persist,…
Factsheet: PTSD in children - Tips for Teachers
When a child in your class is living with PTSD, your role as a trusted, consistent adult matters more than you might realise. Here's how you can help.
Video: Handling Disclosures - Children and Trauma
David Trickey, Consultant Clinical Psychologist at the Anna Freud Centre, offers advice to teaching staff faced with disclosures from children about traumatic…
Transcript: Handling disclosures of Trauma from children
Transcript of our film where Dr David Trickey offers advice to teaching staff faced with disclosures from children about traumatic experiences.