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Affiliate Spotlight: Q&A with Brian C. Miller, PhD, Developer of CE-CERT
Type: Web Feature
Date: October 13, 2025
Authors: Brian C. Miller, Kalila Papanikolas
Time: 6 minute read
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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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Age-Related Reactions to a Traumatic Event
Type: Infographic
Explains how children of different ages may react to traumatic events and offers simple strategies for parents, caregivers, and communities to provide support and promote healing.
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Checklist for Agencies Choosing a Trauma-Informed Intervention or Practice as Part of a Grant...
Type: Special Resource
Supports exploration and decision-making processes when applying for a grant that will help support the selection, implementation, and sustainability planning of a trauma-specific intervention or practice.
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Affiliate Spotlight: Q&A with Alison Hendricks, LCSW
Type: Web Feature
Date: 09/09/2025
Authors: Alison Hendricks, Kalila Papanikolas
Time: 4 minute read
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What Is Child Trauma?
Type: Infographic
Discusses the differences between acute, chronic, and complex trauma and how each trauma type uniquely affects children. Emphasizes the importance of recognizing their overlap to provide effective trauma-informed care.
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Program Spotlight the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic
Type: Special Resource
Provides a focus on the Steven A. Cohen Miliary Family Clinic at Centerstone.
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Partnering is Essential to Trauma-Informed Care: Centering and Compensating Lived Expertise
Type: Resource Guide
Explores how relationships with people with lived experience are essential to trauma-informed care by emphasizing the importance of shared decision-making, mutual respect, and authentic collaboration.
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Understanding Stress vs. Trauma
Type: Infographic
Highlights the differences between stress and trauma by explaining their unique causes, effects, and timelines, helping caregivers, educators, and providers respond with the appropriate support.
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Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma: An Introduction and Overview
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides an introduction and overview to the NCTSN Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma (CCCT). This fact sheet offers information on the CCCT including its strengths-based approach, learning objectives, its elements, and its case studies.
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Hesitations & Motivations for Participating in Implementation Projects: Assessing Readiness ...
Type: Special Resource
Explores strategies used to engage child trauma service organizations in the NCTSN Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) on Trauma-Informed Suicide Prevention and Healing, emphasizing the importance of organizational readiness and fit.
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Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress Toolkit for Health Care Providers (in Korean)
Type: Resource Guide
Offers a compendium of tools to guide medical professionals in effectively assessing and treating medical traumatic stress in children and families. This toolkit helps providers address the emotional, as well as the physical side of trauma.
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Helping Military Children with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Parents (in Ukrainian)
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers information on military children who are grieving the loss of a loved one. This tip sheet describes how military children dealing with trauma and grief responses may be feeling and what parents can do to help. Translated in 2025.