OUR MISSION is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.
Community violence is exposure to intentional acts of interpersonal violence committed in public areas by individuals who are not intimately related to the victim.
Early childhood trauma generally refers to the traumatic experiences that occur to children aged 0-6.
Pediatric medical traumatic stress refers to a set of psychological and physiological responses of children and their families to single or multiple medical events.
While many children adjust well after a death, other children have ongoing difficulties that interfere with everyday life and make it difficult to recall positive memories of their loved ones.
CM-TFT is a culturally adapted intervention based on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It maintains the key components of standard TF-CBT with the addition of modules integrating cultural concepts throughout treatment. It was developed for use with Latino children.
TGCT-A is a manualized group or individual treatment program for trauma-exposed or traumatically bereaved older children and adolescents that may be implemented in school, community mental health, clinic, or other service settings.
CBITS is a skills-based, child group intervention that is aimed at relieving symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, depression, and general anxiety among children exposed to multiple forms of trauma.
PFA is an evidenced-informed intervention designed to be put into place immediately following disasters, terrorism, and other emergencies, and has received wide usage worldwide.
All families experience trauma differently. Some factors such as a child’s age or the family’s culture or ethnicity may influence how the family copes and recovers from a traumatic event. Trauma changes families as they work to survive and adapt to their circumstances and environment.
Children who come to the attention of the juvenile justice system are a challenging and underserved population, with high rates of exposure to trauma.
Children's reactions to trauma can interfere considerably with learning and behavior at school. Schools serve as a critical system of support for children who have experienced trauma.
Secondary traumatic stress is the emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another.
Depicts a client as she reveals, during her first therapy session, that she discovered her adoptive mother hid letters from her biological mother.
Provides a juvenile justice system with a framework to examine, review, and rate day-to-day operations with a set of benchmarks to evaluate to what extent court operations reflect the content, process, and systems-level procedures reflected in each essential element.
Offers information for teens about common reactions to mass violence, as well as tips for taking care of themselves and connecting with others.
Este video da vida a la historia de Jaime, un niño de 10 años, después de pasar por la trágica muerte de su padre.