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Building Trauma-Informed Systems and Practices for Children and Families in the Child Welfare System
Type: Webinar
Explains the elements of a trauma-informed child welfare system.
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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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Arson Fires: Tips for Parents on Media Coverage
Type: Tip Sheet
Offers advice to parents on helping children understand media coverage while limiting their exposure to distressing images.
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Child Traumatic Stress: What Every Policymaker Should Know
Type: Resource Guide
Educates policymakers about the scope and impact of childhood trauma, offers effective solutions that can be implemented with the support of trauma-informed public policy, and provides information about additional resources.
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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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Traumatic Grief in Military Children: Information for Educators
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides educators with information about traumatic grief in military children.
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Traumatic Grief in Military Children: Information for Families
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides parents and caregivers with information about traumatic grief in military children.
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Traumatic Grief in Military Children: Information for Medical Providers
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides medical providers with information about traumatic grief in military children.
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Real Life Heroes: Rebuilding Attachments for Children with Complex Trauma
Type: Webinar
Discusses Real Life Heroes (RLH), which envisions treatment for trauma as a hero's journey. This webinar describes RLH, including attachment-based therapy as well as journaling, other arts, and expressive elements.
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Guidance for Caregivers: Children or Teens who had a Loved One Die in The Earthquake
Type: Resource Guide
Provides information for parents and caregivers about children and teens who have had a loved one die in an earthquake.
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Guidance for School Personnel: Students Who had a Loved One Die in The Earthquake
Type: Resource Guide
Provides information for teachers and school personnel about children and teens who have had a loved one die in an earthquake.
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SPARCS: Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress: A Guide for Trauma...
Type: Webinar
Discusses the intervention Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS).
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Understanding the Links between Adolescent Trauma and Substance Abuse: A Toolkit for Providers ...
Type: Special Resource
Explores the complex connections between traumatic stress and substance abuse.