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.
Outlines practice examples for continuity of care and collaboration across systems, a vital activity for youth involved in multiple service systems. This brief, written by Macon Stewart from the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform describes its Youth Practice Model.
Outlines the importance of trauma-informed assessment and intervention in the juvenile justice system.
Provides an introduction to the NCTSN Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Roundtable.
Highlights the importance for court-based advocates to understand the serious consequences that trauma histories can have for birth parents and the subsequent potential impact on their parenting.
Helps youth recognize that community violence does not have to dominate their lives if they understand their reactions to it, understand how to keep themselves safe, and understand how to make positive choices in dangerous times.
Offers guidance to clinicians called upon to testify as an expert witness for a client’s court case.
Offers information about complex trauma. This fact sheet details the impact of complex trauma, the effects of complex trauma, the long-term health consequences, and the economic impact of complex trauma.
Highlights the importance of parent-child relationships and how to use treatment as a way to build these relationships.
Is a handout from Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (PFA). This handout offers information on alcohol, medication, and drug use after a disaster, as well as tips for those who have had an alcohol or drug problem in the past.
Is a handout from Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (PFA). This handout offers brief tips for relaxation for yourself, your children, and ways to make a game out of it.
Is a handout from Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (PFA).
Is a handout from Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (PFA). This handout offers information to survivors on seeking social support, social support options, what survivors can do, what survivors should not do, and ways to get connected.