The following resources on Trauma and Substance Use were developed by the NCTSN.
Explores the complex connections between traumatic stress and substance abuse.
Provides an overview of the connection between child trauma and substance use and how these experiences can impact youth, families, and communities.
Provides child welfare professionals with guidance on addressing the intersection of caregiver substance use and child trauma
Aids healthcare providers to recognize how trauma and substance use intersect and affect the health and development of children and adolescents in medical settings.
Helps juvenile justice professionals understand how trauma and substance use can influence youth behavior and involvement in the justice system.
Supports mental health professionals in understanding the complex relationship between trauma exposure and substance use among youth and families.
Helps school professionals understand how trauma and substance use can affect students’ behavior, learning, and well-being within school settings.
Offers parents and caregivers information to help support their surviving children after a the death of a sibling due to substance use or overdose.
Includes articles that range from how NCTSN leadership and missions are linked with other trauma-focused organizations, such as the International Society for the Study of Traumatic Stress.
Provides policymakers and other stakeholders with an overview of how substance use and trauma affects children, adolescents, and families; substance use-related impaired caregiving; and the impact of the opioid crisis on children and families.
Provides a picture of the challenges experienced by families caring for youth with trauma and substance use.
Offers perspectives on the intersections between trauma, caregiver substance use, parenting, and prenatal substance use exposure.