The booklet 'coping with a major personal crisis' (downloadable below), is for those who have recently have been involved in an emergency, disaster or other traumatic situation.

It provides an insight into the way in which adults and children have reacted in similar situations, highlighting ways to help normal healing to occur.

Key issues discussed include:

• normal feelings and emotions experienced
• physical reactions
• family and social relationships
• children
• ways of making the events and the feelings about them easier to bear

Reading and sharing the information in this booklet with family and friends may help you and others to better support you, however in some instances professional support may also be required