NCTSN position statements are developed collaboratively by members of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network in response to important issues in the field.
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The following resources on Trauma and Substance Use were developed by the NCTSN.
July was first declared as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in 2008.
November was first declared as National Homeless Youth Awareness Month in 2007.
The following resources on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilties were developed by the NCTSN.
The following resources on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities were developed by the NCTSN.
Due to the particular developmental risks associated with young children's traumatic experiences, it is essential that vulnerable children be identified as early as possible after the trauma.
In any given year, approximately one million children come to the attention of the US child welfare system.
Children's responses to medical trauma are often more related to their subjective experience of the medical event rather than its objective severity. Reactions vary in intensity and can be adaptive or may become disruptive to functioning.
When assessing trauma and mental health symptoms in refugee children, providers should attend to engagement and cultural considerations as important first steps.