The dissemination of standardized, effective, trauma-informed clinical interventions is a central means by which the NCTSN seeks to advance the standard of care for traumatized children.
Search
Complex trauma describes both children’s exposure to multiple traumatic events—often of an invasive, interpersonal nature—and the wide-ranging, long-term effects of this exposure.
As evidence-based assessments and treatments for child trauma continue to expand and become increasingly available, pediatric medical providers benefit from additional knowledge for understanding how trauma may present in medical settings.
Early childhood trauma generally refers to the traumatic experiences that occur to children aged 0-6.
There is a strong connection between traumatic stress and substance abuse that has implications for children and families.
The Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma (CCCT) is a professional development program that builds trauma-informed, healing-centered skills for working with children and families.
The following resources on Complex Trauma were developed by the NCTSN.
The NCTSN Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment is a tool to help organizations assess their current practices in the context of serving children and families who have experienced trauma.