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Polyvictimization and Urban Communities of Color
Type: Webinar
Discusses the impact, as well as historical and societal context, of polyvictimization in urban communities of color.
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The following resources on child trauma were developed by the NCTSN. To find a specific topic or resource, enter keywords in the search box, or filter by resource type, trauma type, language, or audience.
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Diagnostic Statistical Manual-5: Trauma and Stress Related Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Type: Webinar
Discusses important changes in the DSM-5 related to Trauma and Stress Related Disorders in children and adolescents including the Dissociative Subtype of PTSD and the Preschool Subtype.
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Impact of Polyvictimization on K-12 Schools
Type: Webinar
Examines the effects of polyvictimization on the K-12 school environment, particularly examining risk for truancy, drop-out, and need for special education services.
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Racial Disparities and the Juvenile Justice System: A Legacy of Trauma
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines the historical context of racial disparities and highlights how systems can move forward to reduce these racial disparities, including by framing the issue so that practical and pro-active discussion can move beyond assigning blame.
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The Role of Family Engagement in Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines the role of family engagement in creating trauma-informed juvenile justice systems.
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Trauma and the Environment of Care in Juvenile Institutions
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines the environment of care in juvenile institutions.
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Polyvictimization and Sexual Exploitation of Young Boys and Men
Type: Webinar
Discusses polyvictimization as it relates to the commercial sexual exploitation of boys and adolescent males. This webinar describes unique issues for both runaway and "throwaway" youth, as well as implications for contracting HIV.
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Welcoming Environments for LGBTQ Consumers in Care
Type: Webinar
Provides concrete strategies that organizations and practitioners can implement to increase access and improve responsiveness to LGBTQ individuals and families.
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Polyvictimization and Sexual Exploitation of Young Girls and Women
Type: Webinar
Defines CSEC and the scope of the problem of the commercial sexual exploitation of both girls and young women in the US.
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Psychological First Aid for Schools
Type: Webinar
Describe the fundamentals of Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S). This webinar offers information on how PFA-S helps to reduce the distress that school communities can experience after a disaster or violent event.
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Complexity of the Traumatic Experience
Type: e-Learning Course
Discusses how every traumatic event is made up of traumatic moments that may include varying degrees of objective life threat, physical violation, and witnessing of injury or death.
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Using the CANS-Trauma Comprehensive
Type: e-Learning Course
Offers providers ways to use the CANS-Trauma Comprehensive, a tool designed to support individual service, treatment planning, and evaluation of service systems. This course contains demonstration videos, PowerPoints, helpful resources, as well as links for training on the use of the CANS.