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Offers details about using trauma-informed child welfare practice to improve placement stability.
Highlights key points for providers, family advocates, and policymakers to understand about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and child trauma. This resource was adapted from...
Describes promising approaches to implementing trauma-informed child welfare practice to improve placement stability for children in foster care.
Offers guidance to child-serving behavioral health organizations and professionals who serve communities affected by disaster and terrorism events.
Highlights the importance of parent-child relationships and how to use treatment as a way to build these relationships.
Describes the prevalence of trauma exposure and service use among NCTSN children in the Core Data Set and offers the study's results, recommendations, and policy implications.
Engaging Families in Child & Youth Mental Health: A Review of Best, Emerging and Promising Practices
Reviews best practices for engaging children and families in mental health treatment.
Beyond the ACE Score: Perspectives from the NCTSN on Child Trauma and Adversity Screening and Impact
Provides an overview of the concepts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and childhood trauma, highlights the gaps that remain in our understanding of the impact of childhood trauma and adversity on mental and physical health...
Describes what comprehensive care for children in the child welfare system looks like.