Is the site for me?
Going through a trauma challenges peoples’ ability to cope. It forces you to re-think your beliefs and find new ways to move forward in life. This website is designed to help you with this process!
A traumatic event is one that puts you or someone else in a horrifying, dangerous, or life threatening situation. Recovery4Teens is a self-help tool that was created to assist teenagers who have experienced a trauma in the last few weeks or months. Some things that are considered traumatic include:
- Gang or Other Community Violence
- Car Accidents
- Family Violence
- Physical Assault or Getting Jumped
- Sexual Abuse or Sexual Assault
- Combat and Other War Trauma
- Industrial Accidents
- Disasters: Tornadoes, Hurricanes, Floods, Landslides. Volcanic Eruptions, or Earthquakes
- Terrorist Attacks
- Loved ones of a trauma survivor, who are experiencing traumatic stress reactions themselves
If you use this service and find that you are not improving, please seek face-to-face help from a traumatic stress specialist.