Discusses the differences between acute, chronic, and complex trauma and how each trauma type uniquely affects children. Emphasizes the importance of recognizing their overlap to provide effective trauma-informed care.
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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.
Cómo hablar con los niños cuando ocurren hechos atemorizantes: ofrece orientación para hablar con niños y jóvenes cuando ocurren hechos atemorizantes.
Date: 10/13/2025
Authors: Brian C. Miller, Kalila Papanikolas
Time: 6 minute read
Date: 09/09/2025
Authors: Alison Hendricks, Kalila Papanikolas
Time: 4 minute read
Explains how children of different ages may react to traumatic events and offers simple strategies for parents, caregivers, and communities to provide support and promote healing.
Considerations for Clinicians Working with Children and Families from Different Cultural Backgrounds
Presents three dramatized therapy sessions and hear from seasoned trauma therapists reflecting on their experiences working with clients of different racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Features James, a 16-year-old African American youth who has been living with his maternal uncle, Patrick, since he and his two younger sisters were removed from their biological parents three years ago when James reported to a teacher that his fa
Describes the impact of chronic exposure to developmental trauma on young Black men...
Introduces Enrique Sanchez, a young immigrant father who brought his seven-year-old son, Joaquin, to a new country without the rest of their family. The therapist, Dr.