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Trauma and the Environment of Care in Juvenile Institutions
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines the environment of care in juvenile institutions.
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Polyvictimization and Sexual Exploitation of Young Boys and Men
Type: Webinar
Discusses polyvictimization as it relates to the commercial sexual exploitation of boys and adolescent males. This webinar describes unique issues for both runaway and "throwaway" youth, as well as implications for contracting HIV.
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Welcoming Environments for LGBTQ Consumers in Care
Type: Webinar
Provides concrete strategies that organizations and practitioners can implement to increase access and improve responsiveness to LGBTQ individuals and families.
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Polyvictimization and Sexual Exploitation of Young Girls and Women
Type: Webinar
Defines CSEC and the scope of the problem of the commercial sexual exploitation of both girls and young women in the US.
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Psychological First Aid for Schools
Type: Webinar
Describe the fundamentals of Psychological First Aid for Schools (PFA-S). This webinar offers information on how PFA-S helps to reduce the distress that school communities can experience after a disaster or violent event.
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Complexity of the Traumatic Experience
Type: e-Learning Course
Discusses how every traumatic event is made up of traumatic moments that may include varying degrees of objective life threat, physical violation, and witnessing of injury or death.
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Using the CANS-Trauma Comprehensive
Type: e-Learning Course
Offers providers ways to use the CANS-Trauma Comprehensive, a tool designed to support individual service, treatment planning, and evaluation of service systems. This course contains demonstration videos, PowerPoints, helpful resources, as well as links for training on the use of the CANS.
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Cross-System Collaboration
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines practice examples for continuity of care and collaboration across systems, a vital activity for youth involved in multiple service systems. This brief, written by Macon Stewart from the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform describes its Youth Practice Model.
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Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines the importance of trauma-informed assessment and intervention in the juvenile justice system.
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The Revised Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit: What's New in Version Two?
Type: Webinar
Highlights the content in the Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit: 2nd Edition. This webinar provides information about other resources for those considering using this curriculum within their agencies.
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Polyvictimization Considerations in the Judicial System
Type: Webinar
Provides an overview of the effects of polyvictimization on youth involved in the juvenile justice system. This webinar offers approaches to identifying this highly vulnerable subgroup and providing them and their families with help in recovering from victimization.
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Biological and Developmental Impact of Polyvictimization
Type: Webinar
Discusses early work in the NCTSN to describe the prevalence of complex trauma and polyvictimization. This webinar describes ongoing efforts to support the new diagnosis of Developmental Trauma Disorder.