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.
Describes the prevalence of trauma exposure and service use among NCTSN children in the Core Data Set and offers the study's results, recommendations, and policy implications.
Describes the complex trauma and mental health of children placed in foster care among NCTSN care recipients as well as policy recommendations.
Introduces core concepts for enhancing diversity-informed practice. This webinar presents vignettes to highlight how each core concept can be applied to child welfare practice.
Highlights the face-to-face Advisory Board meeting which occurred this summer at Duke University, the programs for diverse youth at a Network center in Hawaii, and one woman’s tireless efforts to honor those lost in the terrorist attacks, as well as other stories.
Provides an overview of the application and utility of the NIRN Active Implementation Frameworks.
Describes programs to serve New York National Guard and their families.
Explains traumatic grief in preschool- and school-aged children.
Discusses important policy issues related to the delivery of trauma-informed evidence-based care to children and families affected by traumatic events.
Addresses attachment and its implications for young traumatized children in the child welfare system and discusses the nature of typically developing attachment relationships, as well as the impact of trauma and maltreatment on such relationships.
Gives information on child traumatic stress, how child traumatic stress can derail development, the effects of childhood trauma, and what the NCTSN is doing to support children and families who have experienced trauma.
Describes child and adolescent trauma exposure and psychosocial functioning among NCTSN care recipients in residential care.
Is a centralized resource for providers and resource parents who are using or interested in using Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents in their communities.