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NCTSN Impact Newsletter: Spring 2023
Type: Newsletter
Offers readers in-depth coverage of the varied and committed work being done by our Network members.
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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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Rise of Anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate: Brief on Historical Trauma in AAPI...
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides information pertaining to the history of anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate. This resource explores the historical trauma caused by these events, leading up to the rise of anti-AAPI hate statistics that increased at the beginning of COVID-19.
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Assessing and Treating Interpersonal Violence in the Wake of COVID-19
Type: Webinar
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...
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NCTSN Impact Newsletter: Spring 2022
Type: Newsletter
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.
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How is the COVID-19 Summit Supporting the Long-Term Recovery of Our Nation's Children and...
Type: Report
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.
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Applying Evidence-Based Treatments for Child Traumatic Stress Reactions to COVID-19-Related Deaths
Type: Webinar
Describes trauma-focused evidence-based treatments (EBT) for children and teens who develop traumatic stress reactions, with specific applications to familial deaths during COVID-19 for . . .
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Child and Adolescent Traumatic Stress Reactions to COVID-19-Related Deaths
Type: Webinar
Describes aspects of COVID-19-related deaths that can contribute to children’s traumatic stress reactions, with an emphasis on developmental considerations and behavioral health disparities. To date, more than 140,000 children have lost a parent or primary caregiver to COVID-19-related deaths.
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The Traumatic Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Families: Current Perspectives from the NCTSN
Type: Report
Outlines some of the traumatic impacts that COVID-19 has had on children and families. This report breaks down some of the pandemic challenges that children, families, and child-serving agencies have faced and describes the NCTSN's response to COVID-19.
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Congressional Testimony of Lisa Amaya-Jackson: COVID-19 and the Mental Health and Substance Use...
Type: Special Resource
Provides an overview of common pandemic-related stressors among children and families, highlights NCTSN efforts to mitigate these issues, and offers priority recommendations.
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The Intersection Between Multi-Generational Developmental Trauma and Contextual Trauma
Type: Webinar
Introduces Miguel, a 17-year-old with a history of truancy, fighting, and multiple arrests since the age of 14— around the time his mother passed away from cancer. He lives with his grandmother and siblings and occasionally sees his father, who lives out of state.
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Traumatic Impacts of Community Violence, COVID-19, and Civil Unrest on Immigrant Families
Type: Webinar
Focuses on current challenges and recommendations for addressing the needs of young immigrant children, youth and families; highlighting the importance of community partnership, early childhood protections; addressing substance use and its effects, as well as faith based supportive approaches.
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Institutional Responses to the Current Crisis
Type: Webinar
Provides perspectives on the institutional responses to the links between community violence and COVID-19 including law enforcement, juvenile justice, national disaster, and mental health systems.