Explores links between trauma and substance abuse.
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Offers parents and caregivers information to help support their surviving children after a the death of a sibling due to substance use or overdose.
Offers teens information about trauma, how it can affect them, and why they might use alcohol or drugs to deal with their experiences.
Outlines treatment options for youth with traumatic stress who are experiencing substance abuse problems.
Provides information for parents and caregivers whose teen might be or is experiencing substance abuse and/or stress from a traumatic event.
Provides background statistics on trauma and substance abuse, describes the risk factor interactions between trauma and substance abuse, and outlines challenges to care and possible solutions.
Discusses ways to better engage adolescents who have experienced trauma in treatment.
Offers an introduction to issues regarding engaging adolescents in treatment that providers must consider when treating adolescents with symptoms of both traumatic stress and substance use.
Provides policymakers and other stakeholders with an overview of how substance use and trauma affects children, adolescents, and families; substance use-related impaired caregiving; and the impact of the opioid crisis on children and families.
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.