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Screening for Mental Health Needs in the CAC
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides information on screening for mental health needs and trauma in a CAC.
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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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Supervision of Mental Health Services at a CAC
Type: Fact Sheet
Describes the purpose and function of supervision of mental health professionals providing treatment through a CAC. This fact sheet provides information on how a CAC can establish and monitor different types of supervision, as well as the role the CAC Director has in clinical supervison.
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The NCTSN National Juvenile Probation Officer Survey
Type: Special Resource
Details the results of a nationwide survey of probation officers. This survey looks at what probation officers know about trauma, how best to collaborate with them, and what products they would like to meet their needs with respect to trauma-informed practices.
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The Role of the Mental Health Professional on the Multi-Disciplinary Team at a CAC
Type: Fact Sheet
Describes the role of a mental health professional on a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) at a CAC.
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Understanding Secondary Traumatic Stress for CAC Workers
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers fundamental information about secondary traumatic stress (STS). This fact sheet gives CAC workers guidance on understanding STS, who is impacted, and what CACs can do to address it.
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Learning Series on Implementation
Type: e-Learning Course
Focuses on three different and critical components of effective implementation. This series provides information on the framework, readiness preparation, and sustainability as it relates to effective implementation.
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Trauma: What Child Welfare Attorneys Should Know
Type: Resource Guide
Provides child welfare attorneys with knowledge about trauma, practice tips for incorporating trauma-informed practices into legal representation, and resources to assist in the representation of clients with histories of trauma.
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What Is Complex Trauma: A Resource Guide for Youth and Those Who Care About Them
Type: Resource Guide
Offers information about complex trauma, how it can impact youth, both good and harmful coping strategies, and ways to improve.
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Educator Sexual Misconduct in Schools: Guidelines for Staff, Volunteers, and Community Partners
Type: Webinar
Explores the importance of knowing the difference between appropriate and inappropriate school staff behavior with students.
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NCTSN Impact Newsletter: Spring 2017
Type: Newsletter
Includes an overview of the breadth of the Network’s accomplishments since its inception. Among those featured are the extensive work of the NCTSN Child Sexual Abuse Committee, the NCTSN Affiliate program, and the new Trauma-Informed Systems Collaborative Group.
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Complex Trauma, Children, and the Health Home Option: Moving Research and Practice to Policy
Type: Webinar
Details how NCTSN researchers and practitioners and their partners established complex trauma in children as an eligible condition for health home coverage.
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Complex Trauma: In Urban African-American Children, Youth, and Families
Type: Fact Sheet
Discusses how families living in racially and economically segregated communities must also cope with the effects of historical trauma and intergenerational racism.