For Parents & Caregivers

Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress Toolkit for Health Care_patient handouts

Our downloadable patient education handouts and workbooks were created to help parents help themselves and their children 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 Parents & Caregivers

These workbooks help parents / caregivers help their child (and themselves) cope with a child's hospitalization. Included are stories and activities to help children become familiar with hospital staff and medical procedures, understand emotional responses to trauma, deal with traumatic stress reactions, and ways to help parents care for themselves while still caring for their child.

See Hospital Hero workbook for children

Handouts for Parents/Caregivers

These patient education handouts help parents help their children (and themselves) cope with a variety of traumatic stress issues, including hospitalization, serious illness, injury, and discharge / returning home.

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