The following resources on Screening and Assessment were developed by the NCTSN.
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The impact of physical abuse on a child’s life can be far-reaching. It is especially devastating when a parent, the person a child depends on for protection and safety, becomes a danger. Some children develop traumatic stress reactions.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events.
The following resources on child trauma were developed by the NCTSN.
The following resources on Economic Stress were developed by the NCTSN.
November was first declared as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in 2007.
Physical abuse occurs when a parent or caregiver commits an act that results in physical injury to a child or adolescent.
As recognition has grown about the prevalence and impact of trauma on young children, more age-appropriate treatment approaches have been developed and tested for this population. These interventions share many of the same core components.