The following resources on Child Welfare were developed by the NCTSN.
Shares how the Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit: 2nd Edition has been implemented in three different states by non-profit organizations, in partnership with their child welfare jurisdictions.
Gives supervisors and administrators in the child welfare system the information on the importance of addressing secondary traumatic stress (STS).
Discusses the processes leading maltreated youth to become involved in the juvenile justice system.
Describes what comprehensive care for children in the child welfare system looks like.
Outlines practice examples for continuity of care and collaboration across systems, a vital activity for youth involved in multiple service systems. This brief, written by Macon Stewart from the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform describes its Youth Practice Model.
Highlights the importance for court-based advocates to understand the serious consequences that trauma histories can have for birth parents and the subsequent potential impact on their parenting.
Describes promising approaches to implementing trauma-informed child welfare practice to improve placement stability for children in foster care.
Offers details about using trauma-informed child welfare practice to improve placement stability.
Highlights the importance of understanding the serious consequences that trauma histories can have for birth parents.
Highlights the importance of birth parents understanding the serious consequences their trauma histories can have on them and the subsequent potential impact on their parenting.
Addresses the complex issues and critical needs surrounding young traumatized children in the child welfare system and those who care for them.
Provides guidance to judges and attorneys on how to recognize trauma and its effects on birth parents. This fact sheet helps judges and attorneys recognize the potential impact of trauma on parenting.