Refugee children may feel relieved when they are resettled in the US. However, the difficulties they face do not end upon their arrival.
Refugee children may feel relieved when they are resettled in the US. However, the difficulties they face do not end upon their arrival.
Enhancing cultural competence and encouraging cultural humility are essential to increasing access and improving the standard of care for traumatized children, families, and communities across the nation.
The following resources on Culture and Trauma were developed by the NCTSN.
July was first declared as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in 2008.
The following resources on Refugee Trauma were developed by the NCTSN. Information and resources are available for multiple audiences including mental health professionals, healthcare providers...
The following resources on Complex Trauma were developed by the NCTSN.
The following resources on Refugee Trauma were developed by external partners and organizations.
The following resources on Economic Stress were developed by the NCTSN.
Children who suffer from child traumatic stress are those who have been exposed to one or more traumas over the course of their lives and develop reactions that persist and affect their daily lives after the events have ended.
Childhood Traumatic Grief is a condition in which children develop significant trauma symptoms related to the death of an attachment figure (e.g., parent or sibling) or another important person (e.g., grandparent, other relative, friend or peer).