Provides external resources related to child physical abuse and Child Abuse Prevention Month.
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Provides an overview of child traumatic stress and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.
Updated September 2023
Provides parents and professionals with the answers to commonly asked questions about the impact of child sexual abuse.
Offers parents information about child traumatic stress (CTS), the best way to treat CTS, what parents can do at home for their children, and how parents can make sure their children receive support at school.
Provides child welfare attorneys with knowledge about trauma, practice tips for incorporating trauma-informed practices into legal representation, and resources to assist in the representation of clients with histories of trauma.
Offers parents, caregivers, and providers answers to commonly asked questions about child physical abuse.
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.
Children who come to the attention of the juvenile justice system are a challenging and underserved population, with high rates of exposure to trauma.
The CAP Inventory is a caretaker-report measure developed to estimate the risk of a parent physically abusing a child. The test consists of 160 questions with a total of 10 standard scales and 2 special scales (added to the measure in 1990).