--- title: PTSD url: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd' markdown: 'https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd.md' date: '2026-10-15' description: "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop in children and young people following exposure to traumatic events—whether that's abuse, violence, serious accidents, bereavement, natural disasters, or other deeply distressing experiences. Unlike typical stress responses that gradually ease over time, PTSD symptoms persist and can significantly impact a child's ability to learn, form relationships, and feel safe in everyday situations. Children with PTSD may re-experience their trauma through intrusive memories, nightmares, or flashbacks. They may become hypervigilant, easily startled, or avoid people, places, or activities that remind them of what happened. Some children may seem emotionally numb or detached, while others display anger, anxiety, or regressive behaviours. These responses are the brain's way of trying to protect itself, but without proper support, they can interfere with a child's development and wellbeing. As a teacher, school staff member, or parent, recognizing the signs of PTSD and understanding trauma-informed approaches can make an enormous difference." --- # PTSD ### Filter by type: - [ Video ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd?type=Video) - [ Guide ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd?type=Guide) - [ Factsheet ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd?type=Factsheet) - [ Podcast ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd?type=Podcast) - [ Article ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd?type=Article) - [ Transcript ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd?type=Transcript) - [ All ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/understanding-ptsd-in-children/ptsd-in-children.jpg) ### Video: Understanding PTSD in Children [Video: Understanding PTSD in Children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/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… [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/guide-to-ptsd/children-and-ptsd.jpg) ### Guide: Guide to PTSD [Guide: Guide to PTSD](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/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. [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/03.home-life/tips-for-parents/what-to-do-when-your-child-has-ptsd-tips-for-parents/children-and-ptsd.jpg) ### Video: What to do when your child has PTSD: Tips for Parents [Video: What to do when your child has PTSD: Tips for Parents](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/home-life/tips-for-parents/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… [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) [ Home Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Home%20Life) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/04.school-life/practical-classroom-tips-for-neurodivergence-and-mental-health/OCDStill005.jpg) ### Factsheet: Practical classroom tips for neurodivergence and mental health [Factsheet: Practical classroom tips for neurodivergence and mental health](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/school-life/practical-classroom-tips-for-neurodivergence-and-mental-health) Here are some simple tips to help accommodate the different needs of children in the classroom [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) [ School Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:School%20Life) [ Depression ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Depression) [ Autism ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Autism) [ Neurodivergence ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Neurodivergence) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) [ OCD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:OCD) [ ODD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:ODD) [ Conduct Disorder ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Conduct%20Disorder) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/03.trauma/what-is-trauma-focused-cbt/trauma-in-children.jpg) ### Video: What is trauma-focused CBT? [Video: What is trauma-focused CBT?](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/trauma/what-is-trauma-focused-cbt) Trained therapists can deliver specialist trauma-focused CBT to help face the trauma and control horrible thoughts. [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/what-is-post-traumatic-stress-disorder/ptsd-and-me.jpg) ### Video: What is post traumatic stress disorder? [Video: What is post traumatic stress disorder?](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/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… [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/03.trauma/children-and-the-trauma-of-the-grenfell-tragedy/trauma-in-children.jpg) ### Video: Children and the trauma of the Grenfell tragedy [Video: Children and the trauma of the Grenfell tragedy](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/trauma/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. [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/03.toolkit/04.school-life/tips-for-teachers/ptsd-in-the-classroom-tips-for-teachers/ptsd-in-children.jpg) ### Video: PTSD in the classroom - Tips for Teachers [Video: PTSD in the classroom - Tips for Teachers](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/toolkit/school-life/tips-for-teachers/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… [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) [ Depression ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Depression) [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/how-to-recognise-symptoms-of-ptsd/childs-drawing-of-PTSD.jpg) ### Video: How to recognise symptoms of PTSD [Video: How to recognise symptoms of PTSD](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/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,… [ Environment ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Environment) [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/03.trauma/supporting-children-after-trauma/supporting-a-traumatised_child.jpg) ### Factsheet: Supporting Children After Trauma [Factsheet: Supporting Children After Trauma](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/trauma/supporting-children-after-trauma) Learn how trauma affects children, recognise common reactions, and discover practical ways to support recovery through safety, routine, and emotional … [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/ptsd-in-children/ptsd-in-children.jpg) ### Factsheet: PTSD in Children [Factsheet: PTSD in Children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/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… [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/02.challenges/06.environment/trauma-informed-practice-and-supporting-young-refugees/supporting-child-refugees.jpg) ### Podcast: Trauma-informed practice and supporting young refugees [Podcast: Trauma-informed practice and supporting young refugees](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/challenges/environment/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… [ Environment ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Environment) [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/unsure-about-therapy/mental-health-awarenesss.webp) ### Video: Feeling unsure about therapy? Here's what you need to know [Video: Feeling unsure about therapy? Here's what you need to know](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/unsure-about-therapy) 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… [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) [ Depression ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Depression) [ Grief ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Grief) [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/03.trauma/trauma-in-children/trauma-in-children.jpg) ### Article: Trauma in Children [Article: Trauma in Children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/trauma/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… [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ Anxiety ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Anxiety) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/ptsd-and-me-real-life-experiences/ptsd-and-me.jpg) ### Video: PTSD and me: real life experiences [Video: PTSD and me: real life experiences](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/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,… [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) [ Lived Experience ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Lived%20Experience) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/09.ptsd/ptsd-in-children-tips-for-teachers/childs-drawing-of-PTSD.jpg) ### Factsheet: PTSD in children - Tips for Teachers [Factsheet: PTSD in children - Tips for Teachers](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/ptsd/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. [ School Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:School%20Life) [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/03.trauma/handling-disclosures-children-and-trauma/mental-health-awarenesss.webp) ### Video: Handling Disclosures - Children and Trauma [Video: Handling Disclosures - Children and Trauma](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/trauma/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… [ School Life ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:School%20Life) [ Trauma ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:Trauma) [ PTSD ](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/results/tag:PTSD) ![](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/user/pages/05.mental-health/03.trauma/children-and-trauma-handling-disclosures/david-trickey-trauma.jpg) ### Transcript: Handling disclosures of Trauma from children [Transcript: Handling disclosures of Trauma from children](https://nipinthebud.trilbyhost.com/mental-health/trauma/children-and-trauma-handling-disclosures) Transcript of our film where Dr David Trickey offers advice to teaching staff faced with disclosures from children about traumatic experiences. 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