Reports on the 2012 recommendations from the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, which was established to recommend ways to prevent, reduce, and treat children’s exposure to violence.
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Reviews findings of the National Commission on Children and Disasters, an independent, bipartisan body established by Congress and the President to identify gaps in disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for children and to make recommendat
The following resources on Refugee Trauma were developed by external partners and organizations.
Describes the models and services some schools have adopted to better support refugee students affected by trauma.
Provides access to a number of archived webinars including one on supporting unaccompanied children in US schools.
Maintains the nation's largest online collection of resources related to refugee and immigrant children and families, with a goal to increase the sharing of information and collaboration among refugee-serving and mainstream agencies at the local,
Bridging the Cultural Divide in Health Care Settings: The Essential Role of Cultural Broker Programs
Provides information on finding and using cultural brokers. "Bridging the Cultural Divide in Health Care Settings: The Essential Role of Cultural Broker Programs" is offered by the National Center for Cultural Competence.
Provides technical assistance regarding refugee education and orientation. This website includes backgrounders on different cultural groups that are arriving in the U.S.
Childhood Traumatic Grief is a condition in which children develop significant trauma symptoms related to the death of an attachment figure (e.g., parent or sibling) or another important person (e.g., grandparent, other relative, friend or peer).