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. Translated 2022.
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Provides information about how traumatic events often generate secondary adversities such as family separations, financial hardship, relocations to a new residence and school, social stigma, ongoing treatment for injuries, physical rehabilitation,
Offers information for caregivers on unconfirmed death, how it relates to forced displacement, how it is traumatic for children, and how children might respond.
Offers information for caregivers on unconfirmed death, how it relates to forced displacement, how it is traumatic for children, and how children might respond.
Provides an overview of child traumatic stress and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
Updated October 2024
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.
Explores policy challenges and solutions relevant to working with refugee youth.
Offers a compendium of tools to guide medical professionals in effectively assessing and treating medical traumatic stress in children and families. This toolkit helps providers address the emotional, as well as the physical side of trauma.
Features Dr. Wizdom Powell, who has worked to advance health equity for boys and men of color.
Provides clinicians, counselors, and other providers with insights on dealing with the most difficult crises and turning points that occur in therapy with traumatized children and families.