May was first declared as Mental Health Awareness Month in 1949. In 2006, Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day was chosen as a special day during this month to focus on the mental health needs of children.
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The following resources on Homeless Youth were developed by the NCTSN.
Is a collection of organizational assessment tools and processes, developed by the NYU Center for Child Welfare Practice Innovation, that supported the evaluation and implementation of trauma-informed practices within public and private agencies t
Covers current issues in family system assessments and family level interventions.
There are three pathways for using the NCTSN TIOA. Find out what they are here.
The following resources on Complex Trauma were developed by the NCTSN.
The following treatments have been shown to be effective in improving trauma-specific outcomes for children and/or teens after sexual abuse or assault.
Refugee children and adolescents exhibit resilience despite a history of trauma. However, trauma can affect a refugee child’s emotional and behavioral development.
The experience of trauma takes away choice and control. The trauma-informed healing environment maximizes opportunities for choice and control.