Mental Health Planning for Disaster and Trauma
Explore how staff can plan and prepare before a natural disaster for the mental health needs of children, families, and staff that follow in the wake of an event.
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Trauma-informed Practices
Trauma-informed practices are ways to help and understand people who have experienced trauma. The practices include policies and actions that make sure we don’t cause people impacted by trauma more harm. Explore these resources to learn more about how to adopt trauma-informed practices to promote healing.
Head Start Heals: Animated Series
Head Start programs are uniquely qualified to address trauma and promote resilience for children and families. These animations share the stories of how Head Start heals.
Beginning Again
The story of how a bilingual Early Head Start home visitor helped a refugee family overcome barriers.
Rebuilding Hope
The story of how a Head Start program in San Sebastian supported families after Hurricane Maira devastated Puerto Rico in 2017.
Helping Hands
The story of how Head Start staff supported a mother and her child during a medical crisis.
Head Start Is Home
The story of how a Head Start program supported a former Head Start child later on in her adult life.
Recovering Confidence
The story of how Head Start provided skill building to a first-time mother recovering from substance use.
Feeding Love
The story of how a single Head Start teacher fed a community during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
