Secondary traumatic stress is the emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another.
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There is a strong connection between traumatic stress and substance abuse that has implications for children and families.
As many as 2.5 million youth per year experience homelessness.
Wherever primary providers encounter children and families, there are opportunities to integrate trauma-informed practices into the care families receive.
Refugee children may feel relieved when they are resettled in the US. However, the difficulties they face do not end upon their arrival.
Offers parents and caregivers information to help support their surviving children after a the death of a sibling due to substance use or overdose.
Highlights the importance of supporting children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. This report offers insight into how the NCTSN gathered Network expertise in some areas that impacted children and families the most during the pandemic.
Presents techniques to use when interviewing children who may have been physically or sexually abused.
This measure is a brief version of the Parenting Stress Index (Abidin, 1995), a widely used and well-researched measure of parenting stress (the full PSI is also reviewed in this database). The PSI-SF has 36 items from the original 120-item PSI.
The following resources on LGBTQ Youth were developed by external partners and organizations.