In any given year, approximately one million children come to the attention of the U.S. child welfare system.
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Partnership among family, youth, and providers merges professional expertise and the experiences of trauma and healing.
Collaborative work with policymakers has been an essential part of the mission and activities of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network since it began in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act.
This section includes key resources related to child trauma policy developed by external partners, national organizations, and federal agencies.
Depicts Maya, a 9-year-old girl, was referred for therapy due to numerous instances of domestic violence by her father toward her mother (some of which she witnessed), physical abuse by her father, and possible sexual abuse with no specific disclo
Discusses early work in the NCTSN to describe the prevalence of complex trauma and polyvictimization. This webinar describes ongoing efforts to support the new diagnosis of Developmental Trauma Disorder.
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.
ARC is a core components model for treatment of complex traumatic stress in children, adolescents, and caregivers. Designed to translate across service systems, ARC addresses the developmental impacts of complex trauma in childhood, and works to support the core facilitators of resilience.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events.