Child Guidance & Family Solutions is standing by to provide mental health assistance to City of Akron residents and others who become concerned about recent events surrounding the Jayland Walker case.  The informational websites listed below may be helpful to families.

• Talking to Children About Violence – From the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
• Talking to Children When Scary Things Happen – From the Center for Resilience & Wellbeing in Schools
• Gentle Reminders for Times of Stress – From the Center for Resilience & Wellbeing in Schools
• Coping in Hard Times: Fact Sheet for Parents – From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Coping After Mass Violence – From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Assisting Parents/Caregivers in Coping With Collective Traumas – From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
• Tips for Parents and Caregivers on Media Coverage of Traumatic Events – From the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress