Here are some resources for both children and adults to cope with the stress and aftermath of mass violence. I've tried to include as much as possible on how to talk to young people about events like Sandy Hook.
Please post information that you feel will help, especially if you are in the medical field, a teacher, or librarian.
For Children and Young Adults
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
http://www.aacap.org/...
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/...
Canadian Red Cross
http://www.redcross.ca/...
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/...
Tips For Talking To Children About Shootings
http://www.aacap.org/...
National Child Traumatic Stress Network – Terrorism/Mass Violence
http://www.nctsn.org/...
National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/...
Young Men's Health - Emotional Health
- Directed at teenage boys, early university men
http://www.youngmenshealthsite.org/...
Adults And First Responders
Center For Disease Control – Trauma Incident Stress
http://www.cdc.gov/...
National Library of Medicine – Disasters
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/...
Coping For Health Professionals – Mass Casualties
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/...
National Library of Medicine - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/...