- You may find the coping with stress following a major incident leaflet helpful. It outlines common reactions and simple suggestions for how to cope. It outlines longer term reactions following traumatic experiences, and how to get help if you are still worried about yourself or someone else.
- NHS Inform offers practical advice and the NHS website offers specific advice about managing your breathing
- Beacon House provides a range of free resources on dealing with trauma.
- The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families offers a website which gives details about how children and young people may respond following a traumatic event and also how adults can respond helpfully.
- The Children’s Society has produced a guide for professionals, parents and carers with some more detailed information, tips and advice.
Other services and organisations which might be helpful:
Clear your head (clearyourhead.scot) is a Scottish Government website with useful advice and support and links to other services. This includes Breathing Space, a free, confidential, phone service for anyone in Scotland over 16. If you’re experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety, they provide a safe and supportive space, listening, offering advice and providing information.
