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Understanding Child Trauma and the NCTSN
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides an overview of child traumatic stress and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
Updated October 2024
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All NCTSN Resources
The following resources on child trauma were developed by the NCTSN. To find a specific topic or resource, enter keywords in the search box, or filter by resource type, trauma type, language, or audience.
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Data-At-A-Glance: How Teens Use Trauma Services: Differences Based on Suicide Risk and...
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides information about suicide risk and ethnoracial identity.
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Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for Parents and Caregivers (in Italian)
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides information to parents and caregivers on Childhood Traumatic Grief.
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Childhood Traumatic Grief: Information for School Personnel (in Italian)
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers information on why school personnel are important for grieving students. This fact sheet outlines how children grieve, what Childhood Traumatic Grief is, who develops Childhood Traumatic Grief, what traumatic stress reactions in Childhood Traumatic Grief can look like, the signs a student
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Helping Young Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers (in Italian)
Type: Tip Sheet
Outlines the feelings of young children struggling with the death of someone meaningful and offers suggestions on what caregivers can do to help. Translated in 2024.
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Overview of the 12 Core Concepts
Type: e-Learning Course
Helps learners to create a trauma lens through which they can view and better comprehend the effects of traumatic experiences and losses.
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What is Complex Trauma: A Resource Guide for Youth and Those Who Care About Them (in Italian)
Type: Resource Guide
Offers information about complex trauma, how it can impact youth, both good and harmful coping strategies, and ways to improve. This guide is for youth who have experienced complex trauma or who know someone who has.
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Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event (in Polish)
Type: Fact Sheet
Describes how young children, school-age children, and adolescents react to traumatic events and offers suggestions on how parents and caregivers can help and support them. Translated in 2023.
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NCTSN All-Network Conference (ANC) 2024 Recap Video
Type: Video
Highlights from the 2024 NCTSN All-Network Conference (ANC) in Bethesda, Maryland! This video describes how the Network has grown over the years, highlights key learning and growth from attendees, and shows the importance of community and connection at the ANC.
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Coping with Unconfirmed Death for Forcibly Displaced Children and Families: Tips for Caregivers ...
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers information for caregivers on unconfirmed death, how it relates to forced displacement, how it is traumatic for children, and how children might respond.
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Coping with Unconfirmed Death for Forcibly Displaced Children and Families: Tips for Caregivers ...
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers information for caregivers on unconfirmed death, how it relates to forced displacement, how it is traumatic for children, and how children might respond.
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Coping with Unconfirmed Death for Forcibly Displaced Children and Families: Tips for Caregivers ...
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers information for caregivers on unconfirmed death, how it relates to forced displacement, how it is traumatic for children, and how children might respond.