Gives information on child traumatic stress, how child traumatic stress can derail development, the effects of childhood trauma, and what the NCTSN is doing to support children and families who have experienced trauma.
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Provides external resources related to working with military-connected children and families.
This brief includes a look at the six essential domains developed and addressed as part of the Collaborative Change Framework...
Is designed to be read by a supportive adult (parent/caregiver, therapist) to a child (ages 5-10, or as developmentally appropriate) who has engaged in a Not OK touch or problematic sexual behaviors with another child.
The Expectations Test is a child self-report measure developed to measure expectations for emotions, experiences, and efficacy for social situations in general and especially when there is a concern about sexual or physical abuse.
The following resources on Sexual Abuse were developed by external partners and organizations.
Focuses on describing and advocating for creating trauma-informed child-serving systems including juvenile justice, child welfare, healthcare, mental health, school, and law-enforcement.
Discusses how child-serving systems can improve their response to the needs of youth that cross over from child welfare to juvenile justice.
Presents three experienced clinician-researchers in the field of child traumatic stress highlighting the developmental impact of child trauma on early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence.