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.
Provides military parents and caregivers with several ways to mitigate the negative effects of deployment including maintaining well-being, fostering positive family dynamics, and using effective parenting strategies. When a parent/caregiver is deployed or faces an increased operational tempo, es
Highlights the importance of the community in driving the direction for, and positive changes to, suicide prevention and response systems.
Provides information for parents and caregivers about how to support their family when a large community event is happening in their city or town.
Provides information about suicide risk and ethnoracial identity.
Provides information to parents and caregivers on Childhood Traumatic Grief.
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
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.
Helps learners to create a trauma lens through which they can view and better comprehend the effects of traumatic experiences and losses.
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.
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.
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.
Offers information for caregivers on unconfirmed death, how it relates to forced displacement, how it is traumatic for children, and how children might respond.