The NCTSN Young Adult Collective is a national youth advisory board comprised of youth (ages 18-26) across the US that have experienced trauma and are now focused on ways to improve programs and systems that serve children and families that have experienced trauma.
The NCTSN will fully recognize and integrate youth voice into all NCTSN activities since a trauma-informed system creates opportunities for equal partnership and engagement with youth.
The NCTSN Young Adult Collective strives to raise awareness about trauma and its effects on youth. Through strategic partnership between youth and providers, the Young Adult Collective will assist with the inclusion youth voice in product development, projects, and activities. The Collective creates space for youth voices to be heard across all Network activities, cultivates leadership skills among the youth involved, and offers strategic decision making for future youth involvement activities.