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.
Allows an individual to self-assess the power and privilege they hold in their different identities.
Helps organizations assess their current practices in the context of serving children and families who have experienced trauma. It is an important part of an organizational transformation process to create trauma-informed organizations.
Offers strategies for supporting youth who recently experienced a shooting on how to cope with 4th of July celebrations.
Describes assessment strategies and evidence-based interventions for interpersonal violence in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic across development, with a focus on 1) how to ask children about their trauma experiences and responses; 2) the use of Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) for young...
Highlights key points for providers, family advocates, and policymakers to understand about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and child trauma. This resource was adapted from...
Is designed to increase the capacity and partnership of professional interpreters and mental health clinicians working together in order to improve quality and access of services for children, adolescents and families with no or limited English proficiency (LEP) and who have experienced trauma...
Provides information on what makes the NCTSN unique, and why in 2001 SAMHSA established the NCTSN in an effort to pull together expertise nationwide and create a mechanism for intentional collaboration to move scientific gains quickly into practice.
Features stories about a 10-person team dedicated to bringing anti-racism to the center of trauma-informed care; the organizers of the largest-ever virtual event to help COVID-19 recovery efforts; and a former foster parent who now advocates for community families as a trauma coach.
This brief includes a look at the six essential domains developed and addressed as part of the Collaborative Change Framework...
Discusses how gender-affirming care is trauma-informed care and offers tips for showing support and acceptance for transgender, gender diverse, and intersex (TGI) youth.
Highlights the importance of supporting children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report offers insight into how the NCTSN gathered Network expertise in some areas that impacted children and families the most during the pandemic.
Is for all child-serving professionals who are exposed to details of traumatic events and/or individuals suffering from post-traumatic distress in the context of their work.