Research indicates that youth living with IDD experience exposure to trauma at a higher rate than their non-disabled peers.
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The following resources on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities were developed by the NCTSN.
The following resources on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilties were developed by the NCTSN.
Sex trafficking occurs among all socioeconomic classes, races, ethnicities, and gender identities and in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the US.
When assessing trauma and mental health symptoms in refugee children, providers should attend to engagement and cultural considerations as important first steps.
Training curricula developed by the NCTSN are designed to facilitate the delivery of comprehensive workshops for various audiences on child traumatic stress.
Young children depend exclusively on parents/caregivers for survival and protection—both physical and emotional. When trauma also impacts the parent/caregiver, the relationship between that person and the child may be strongly affected.
Le saludamos de parte de La Red Nacional para el Estrés Traumático Infantil.
Child sex trafficking is a severe form of trauma exposure that may have significant immediate and long-term impacts for survivors.
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.