Sex trafficking occurs among all socioeconomic classes, races, ethnicities, and gender identities and in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the US.
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The US history of colonialism, genocide, slavery, and white supremacy continues to impact BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) children and families through covert and overt forms of racism...
The National Center for Child Traumatic Stress works closely with National Child Traumatic Stress Network members to develop and expand comprehensive external partnerships.
It is important that mental health providers, family members, and other caregivers become aware of specific questions to ask when seeking the most effective services for these children.
Children who suffer from child traumatic stress are those who have been exposed to one or more traumas over the course of their lives and develop reactions that persist and affect their daily lives after the events have ended.
Children whose families and homes do not provide consistent safety, comfort, and protection may develop ways of coping that allow them to survive and function day to day.
Child sex trafficking is a severe form of trauma exposure that may have significant immediate and long-term impacts for survivors.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and its various centers have developed and implemented a range of clinical treatments, mental health interventions, and other trauma-informed service approaches.
The goal of the NCTSN Measures Review Database is to provide easy access to comprehensive clinical and research information to determine whether a measure is appropriate.