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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 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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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.
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NCTSN Impact Newsletter: Summer 2013
Type: Newsletter
Showcases a few of our Category III sites and the outstanding work they are doing in their centers, as well as other highlights.
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Diagnostic Issues In Polyvictimized Children and Adults
Type: Webinar
Provides information about polyvictimization and resources for those working with children and adults in child welfare, medical, mental health, and educational settings.
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Polyvictimization and Complex Trauma
Type: Webinar
Focuses on complex trauma and polyvictimization. This webinar describes how they affect a wide range of populations, as well as offers useful tools to a broad range of professionals, including educators, mental health providers, law enforcement, judicial personnel, and child welfare workers.
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Tip Sheet for Youth Talking to Journalists about the Shooting
Type: Tip Sheet
Offers information to youth, parents, and caregivers on how to talk with journalists after a mass violence event or shooting. This tip sheet describes a parent's and child’s rights when talking with journalists and details the signs of a good and respectful reporter.
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Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Roundtable: Current Issues and New Directions in Creating Trauma...
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides an introduction to the NCTSN Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Roundtable.
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Birth Parents with Trauma Histories in the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Court-Based Child...
Type: Fact Sheet
Highlights the importance for court-based advocates to understand the serious consequences that trauma histories can have for birth parents and the subsequent potential impact on their parenting.
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NCTSN Impact Newsletter: Spring 2013
Type: Newsletter
Introduces the new NCTSN Advisory Board, describes new and returning centers of the NCTSN at the beginning of this new four-year grant cycle, honors the life of a young man touched by the Juvenile Justice System, and other highlights.
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Talking to Children about the Bombings
Type: Tip Sheet
Provides information on how to talk to children about the bombings in Boston. This tip sheet describes how to talk to children about the bombings in Boston and applies to mass violence events that involve bombings in general.