NCTSN Resource
The Need for Trauma-Informed Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice Settings: Strengths and...
Type: Webinar
Outlines the need for trauma-informed screening in juvenile justice settings.
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Justice System Professionals
Children who come to the attention of the juvenile justice system are a challenging and underserved population. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help juvenile justice professionals understand and provide trauma-focused services to these youth. These resources include tools and materials for building skills and increasing knowledge about childhood trauma to help judges, attorneys, law enforcement, probation officers, frontline residential staff, mental health personnel, and caregivers understand and respond to the needs of traumatized children. In addition to the NCTSN resources highlighted below, Justice System Professionals can learn more about creating trauma-informed Justice Systems in the Trauma-Informed Care section of this website.
NCTSN Resource
Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides guidance to judges and attorneys on how to recognize trauma and its effects on birth parents. This fact sheet helps judges and attorneys recognize the potential impact of trauma on parenting.
NCTSN Resource
Core Data Set Policy Brief: Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning and Treatment Needs of...
Type: Fact Sheet
Describes child and adolescent trauma exposure and psychosocial functioning among NCTSN care recipients in residential care.
NCTSN Resource
Ten Things Every Juvenile Court Judge Should Know About Trauma and Delinquency
Type: Resource Guide
Highlights what ten things juvenile court judges should know to best meet the needs of traumatized children who come into their system.
NCTSN Resource
Consultation in Judicial Systems
Type: Webinar
Discusses the effects physical abuse, neglect, and domestic violence have on young children. This webinar provides suggestions on how mental health professionals can work with the judicial system to insure these children receive the care and support they need to develop normally.
NCTSN Resource
Trauma in the Lives of Gang-Involved Youth: Tips for Volunteers and Community Organizations
Type: Tip Sheet
Offers some statistics about gang-involved youth and their exposure to traumatic events.
NCTSN Resource
The Courts Can't Stop Child Trauma if They Don't Know About It: How to Question Alleged...
Type: Webinar
Presents techniques to use when interviewing children who may have been physically or sexually abused.
NCTSN Resource
Helping Traumatized Children: Tips for Judges
Type: Tip Sheet
Outlines the impact of trauma on children's development, beliefs, and behaviors.
NCTSN Resource
Responding to Trauma: Law Enforcement-Mental Health Partnerships
Type: Webinar
Describes the Child Development Community Policy Program.
NCTSN Resource
How to Create a Trauma-Informed Program to Help Young Children in Juvenile Court
Type: Webinar
Discusses the need for mental health professionals to work in collaboration with judges to create a trauma-informed program to help young children in the court.
NCTSN Resource
Toward Trauma-Informed System Change: A TARGETed Approach
Type: Webinar
Describes the purpose and design of the TARGET model of trauma-focused treatment.
NCTSN Resource
Service Systems Brief: Creating a Trauma-Informed Law Enforcement System
Type: Fact Sheet
Focuses on creating a trauma-informed law enforcement system.