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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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Justice System Professionals
Children who come to the attention of the juvenile justice system are a challenging and underserved population. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has developed resources to help juvenile justice professionals understand and provide trauma-focused services to these youth. These resources include tools and materials for building skills and increasing knowledge about childhood trauma to help judges, attorneys, law enforcement, probation officers, frontline residential staff, mental health personnel, and caregivers understand and respond to the needs of traumatized children. In addition to the NCTSN resources highlighted below, Justice System Professionals can learn more about creating trauma-informed Justice Systems in the Trauma-Informed Care section of this website.
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Consultation in Judicial Systems
Type: Webinar
Discusses the effects physical abuse, neglect, and domestic violence have on young children. This webinar provides suggestions on how mental health professionals can work with the judicial system to insure these children receive the care and support they need to develop normally.
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Trauma in the Lives of Gang-Involved Youth: Tips for Volunteers and Community Organizations
Type: Tip Sheet
Offers some statistics about gang-involved youth and their exposure to traumatic events.
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The Courts Can't Stop Child Trauma if They Don't Know About It: How to Question Alleged...
Type: Webinar
Presents techniques to use when interviewing children who may have been physically or sexually abused.
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Helping Traumatized Children: Tips for Judges
Type: Tip Sheet
Outlines the impact of trauma on children's development, beliefs, and behaviors.
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Responding to Trauma: Law Enforcement-Mental Health Partnerships
Type: Webinar
Describes the Child Development Community Policy Program.
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How to Create a Trauma-Informed Program to Help Young Children in Juvenile Court
Type: Webinar
Discusses the need for mental health professionals to work in collaboration with judges to create a trauma-informed program to help young children in the court.
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Toward Trauma-Informed System Change: A TARGETed Approach
Type: Webinar
Describes the purpose and design of the TARGET model of trauma-focused treatment.
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Service Systems Brief: Creating a Trauma-Informed Law Enforcement System
Type: Fact Sheet
Focuses on creating a trauma-informed law enforcement system.
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Service Systems Brief: Judges and Child Trauma: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress...
Type: Fact Sheet
Summarizes findings from focus groups.
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Cops, Kids, and Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Training Video
Type: Video
Describes the impact of domestic violence on children. This video provides law enforcement officers with concrete information about what they can do when responding to the scene of a domestic violence call.
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Cops, Kids, and Domestic Violence Law Enforcement Training Video Support Materials
Type: Resource Guide
Provides links and resources for additional information to support the Cops, KIds, and Domestic Violence training video.