April was first declared Child Abuse Prevention Month in 1983. Since then, April has been a time to acknowledge the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse.
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Training curricula developed by the NCTSN are designed to facilitate the delivery of comprehensive workshops for various audiences on child traumatic stress.
This section includes key resources related to child trauma policy developed by external partners, national organizations, and federal agencies.
The TESI assesses exposure to potentially traumatic events including non-interpersonal (accident, illness, disaster), interpersonal (abuse; neglect, witnessing family or community violence, peer/sibling victimization, kidnapping, war, parental impairment) and loss (primary caregiver, family members).
To assess broad scope of victimization in childhood and adolescence.
November was first declared as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in 2007.
An earthquake is a shifting of the earth’s plates, which results in a sudden mild-to-strong shaking of the ground. Since earthquakes are unexpected and can be very destructive, being in one can be very terrifying.
Landslides often occur with little warning and can completely damage homes and businesses, requiring families to rebuild or relocate.
A 23-item self-report measure designed to assess psychological responses to stressful life events.
The ROCF assesses perceptual organization and visual memory.