For Children & Teens

Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress Toolkit for Health Care_patient handouts

Our downloadable patient education handouts and workbooks were created to help children and teens cope with injury, illness, and medical treatment.

Use these patient education handouts in hospital, outpatient, rehab, and primary care settings.
All patient education handouts are available in English and Spanish.

Want to use these materials? Download pdf's for free below, or contact the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress for information on ordering print copies.

Workbooks for Coping with Hospitalization - for Children

These workbooks help children cope with being in the hospital. Included are stories and activities to help children become familiar with hospital staff and medical procedures, understand emotional responses to trauma, and deal with traumatic stress reactions.

See A Caregiver's Guide workbook for parents.

Handouts for Children and Teens

These patient education handouts use stories and activities to help children and teens cope with injury and pain, deal with traumatic stress reminders, cope with looking and feeling different, and adjust after returning home. There are handouts for siblings, too!

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