NCTSN Resource
Screening and Assessment in the Juvenile Justice System
Type: Webinar
Describes the utility of screening and assessment for trauma 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
Helping Traumatized Children: Tips for Judges
Type: Tip Sheet
Outlines the impact of trauma on children's development, beliefs, and behaviors.
NCTSN Resource
Service Systems Brief: Creating a Trauma-Informed Law Enforcement System
Type: Fact Sheet
Focuses on creating a trauma-informed law enforcement system.
NCTSN Resource
Service Systems Brief: Judges and Child Trauma: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress...
Type: Fact Sheet
Summarizes findings from focus groups.
NCTSN Resource
Cops, Kids, and Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Training Video
Type: Video
Describes the impact of domestic violence on children. This video provides law enforcement officers with concrete information about what they can do when responding to the scene of a domestic violence call.
NCTSN Resource
Cops, Kids, and Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Training Video Support Materials
Type: Resource Guide
Provides links and resources for additional information to support the Cops, KIds, and Domestic Violence training video.
Partner-In Resource
Trauma ScreenTIME
Type: Website
Provides staff in child-serving systems with best practices for trauma screening.