05/19/2026
🌍💙 After a disaster, emotional recovery also needs a path
Adolescents may experience fear, confusion, or intrusive thoughts after living through a traumatic event. Understanding that these reactions are normal - and that recovery is not linear - is a key first step towards wellbeing.
Through the RESPONDS project, we work to support teachers, families, and educational communities with practical tools to help young people in their emotional recovery process.
📌 Today’s infographic presents:
🔹 The phases of emotional recovery, from the initial impact to gradual adaptation.
🔹 The key idea that moving forward and backward is part of the healing process.
🔹 A simple and effective technique: Name - Separate - Ground, which helps young people recognise thoughts, separate them from reality, and return to the present through the senses.
These strategies can be used at school or at home to create safe spaces where adolescents feel supported and understood.
💬 Supporting mental health after a disaster is not only a clinical task: it is an educational and community responsibility.
📍 This resource is part of the work developed by the European project RESPONDS, co-funded by the European Union, to strengthen emotional resilience in educational settings.