Provides an overview of child traumatic stress and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Updated October 2024.
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Provides information on how to talk to children about mass shootings. This tip sheet describes ways to talk to children about mass violence events that involve a shooting.
Provides staff in child-serving systems with best practices for trauma screening.
The NCTSN Video Series on Implementation was created by members of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) to share lessons learned as organizations seek to implement trauma-informed practices or system change efforts.
Presents the first therapy session of Samantha, a 15-year-old African American girl who lives in public housing in an urban area rife with violence and drug use.
Date: February 13, 2026
Author: Isaiah B. Pickens
Time: 10 minute read
Ingrid Mürrle of the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress introduces a set of five implementation tools that agencies can use when bringing in a new practice. These tools inform feasibility, alignment, and sustainability as agencies consider the new practice’s fit, readiness, and context.
Date: October 27, 2025
Author: Cambria Rose Walsh
Time: 5 minute read