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Resilience and Child Traumatic Stress
Type: Fact Sheet
Defines resilience and factors that enhance resilience in children following a potentially traumatic event.
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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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What is a Trauma-Informed Child and Family Service System?
Type: Fact Sheet
Answers the question what is a trauma-informed child and family service system. This fact sheet details the components of a trauma-informed child and family service system.
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Working with Parents Involved in the Child Welfare System
Type: e-Learning Course
Increases understanding of the impact that parents’ own unresolved trauma can have on their capacity to engage with child welfare personnel, negotiate different aspects of the child welfare system, and safely parent their children.
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Trauma-Informed Parenting: How to Talk Trauma with an MD
Type: Webinar
Features a trauma-informed caregiver discussing how to partner with a variety of providers including pediatricians.
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America's Child Soldiers: Gang Violence, Trafficking, and Trauma
Type: Webinar
Explores the conditions that contribute to youth affiliation with armed groups, including racialized structural and economic violence, individual and community traumatization, and high-risk behavioral adaptations to chronic violence.
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After Service: Veteran Families in Transition
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers providers details about the unique needs of veterans transitioning out of service. This fact sheet provides general information about today's military veteran family and challenges of military life including separation, physical disabilities or injury, and impaired cognitive functioning.
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Psychological First Aid (PFA) Wallet Card
Type: Special Resource
Summarizes the Psychological First Aid (PFA) eight core actions. This card is a quick reminder of the eight core actions involved in Psychological First Aid.
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Helping a Family with Traumatic Stress when a Child has Cancer
Type: Webinar
Discusses an integrated approach to recognizing and responding to child and family traumatic stress when a child has cancer.
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Integrated Care Approaches to Traumatic Stress in Children with Chronic Health Conditions
Type: Webinar
Offers information on integrated care approaches to supporting children and families dealing with traumatic stress and chronic health conditions.
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Substance Use and Trauma: Policy Challenges and Solutions
Type: Webinar
Provides an overview of several national policy challenges and solutions in the area of trauma and substance use.
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Going the Distance: Implementing the Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit in Three Organizations
Type: Webinar
Shares how the Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit: 2nd Edition has been implemented in three different states by non-profit organizations, in partnership with their child welfare jurisdictions.
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Secondary Trauma and Child Welfare Staff: Guidance for Supervisors and Administrators
Type: Fact Sheet
Gives supervisors and administrators in the child welfare system the information on the importance of addressing secondary traumatic stress (STS).