Talking About Suicide with Friends and Peers
Provides information to support youth talking about suicide with friends and peers. This fact sheet includes what you can do, action words, skills for getting help, as well as myths and facts about how to help as a peer. This resource is most helpful for youth ages 12 and older.
Taking Care of You
Provides information to help youth practice self-care. This fact sheet includes information on what it means to take care of yourself, as well as recommended hotlines and conversation starters. This resource is most helpful for youth ages 12 and older.
Words to Use When Talking About Suicide
Provides information to help youth know what words to use when talking about suicide with friends and peers. This fact sheet includes when you should ask, examples of what to say, when to get help, as well as next steps. This resource is most helpful for youth ages 12 and older.
A Toolkit for Child Welfare Agencies to Help Young People Heal and Thrive During and After Natural Disasters
Helps child welfare agencies support children and youth during and after natural disasters. This toolkit is for child welfare staff, supervisors, and administrators who work with and on behalf of children, youth, and families who experience a natural disaster. The information and resources included in the toolkit provide evidence- and trauma-informed guidance for promoting positive outcomes for children and youth who experience natural disasters. También disponible en español.
A Toolkit for Juvenile Justice Agencies to Help Young People Heal and Thrive During and After Natural Disasters
Helps juvenile justice agencies support children and youth during and after natural disasters. This toolkit is for juvenile justice staff, supervisors, and administrators who work with and on behalf of children, youth, and families who experience a natural disaster. The information and resources included in the toolkit provide evidence- and trauma-informed guidance for promoting positive outcomes for children and youth who experience natural disasters. También disponible en español.
New Episode! NCTSN Directors' Download with Guests Alex Barker and Diane Lanni
In this episode, listeners hear from Alex Barker and Diane Lanni, the first family and young adult partners on the NCTSN Steering Committee. Alex and Diane share their journey towards their involvement in the NCTSN, their contributions to the Steering Committee, and lessons they have learned along the way. Alex joined the NCTSN Youth Task Force during their time as a Youth Peer Support Specialist at FMRS Health Systems and has used their lived experience as a tool to increase the quality of services provided to youth and young adults. Diane, who has a decade of experience as a foster parent for the Department of Children and Families in Massachusetts, is the Lead Trauma Coach for the Safe and Sound Program at UMASS Memorial Healthcare. She works in the FaCES clinic where she provides peer support to foster care families and trains others in the trauma coach role and is currently Co-chair of the NCTSN Resource Parent Curriculum Committee. To close out the episode, Alex and Diane share advice for family and young adult partners who are interested in getting involved in the NCTSN.
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NCTSN Partner-In Resource — Understanding Trauma: What to Expect When You are Reunited with Your Child
Offers parents and caregivers information about the traumatic separation experiences happening at the US border, including what traumatic experiences are, how children react to trauma, and ways to heal.
Where the Light Beams Kempe Center Podcast Series — A Conversation with Amnoni Myers
A special three-part series that introduces listeners to Amnoni Myers, an advocate for elevating the voice of those with lived experience in child welfare.● Part 1: You are the Prize
Introduces Amnoni's journey through the foster care system from the beginning of her life as a ward of the state through her transition from kinship care to foster care. In this episode, listeners learn about the long-term impact of her separation from her siblings and how she fought to overcome personal hurdles caused by exposure to secondary substance abuse. Follow along on this journey that inspired her to advocate for all children to have a voice by pursuing reform in child welfare first academically and then as a White House intern under the Obama administration. Experience her realization that she, and all children like her, are the prize!
● Part 2: Amnoni Calls Us Forth
In this second episode, Amnoni shares her call to action, encouraging others to actively listen to young people's voices and utilize their individual experiences to fuel change in the child welfare system. Amnoni asks listeners to meet young people where they are to determine the actions that are right for them.
● Part 3: What is Your Dream for A New Child Welfare?
In this very special Kempe Café, the virtual village community convenes to discuss the last two Radio Kempe podcast episodes that introduced listeners to Amnoni Myers.
The Sexual Abuse to Prison Pipeline: The Girls’ Story
Reveals the ways in which girls — especially girls of color — who have been sexually and physically abused are criminalized, and it offers policy recommendations to dismantle the abuse to prison pipeline. This report illustrates the pipeline with examples, including the detention of girls who are victims of sex trafficking, girls who run away or become truant because of abuse they experience, and girls who cross into juvenile justice from the child welfare system.
RECENT JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Written by Adrienne Banny Inscoe, Katelyn Donisch, Shayna Cheek, Chaney Stokes, David B. Goldston, Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, Trauma-informed Care for Youth Suicide Prevention: A Qualitative Analysis of Caregivers’ Perspectives identifies, from the perspective of caregivers, clinical practices that are sensitive to the needs of youth with co-occurring traumatic stress and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, as well as common barriers to receiving care. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 13 caregivers of youth with trauma histories and comorbid suicidal thoughts and/or behaviors. Interviews were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. Qualitative analysis of interviews revealed themes related to the need for caregiver involvement in treatment, the impact of therapist and relationship characteristics such as authenticity and genuineness, and the importance of provider education about trauma. Common barriers included difficulties navigating the mental health system and cost. Findings provide guidance on how mental health providers can effectively recognize and respond to traumatic stress among youth presenting with suicidal thoughts and behaviors. System-level issues related to accessibility also are discussed.
Polyvictimization and Psychosocial Outcomes Among Trauma-Exposed, Clinic-Referred Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System, authored by Heather T. Pane Seifert, Angela M. Tunno, Ernestine C. Briggs, Sherika Hill, Damion J. Grasso, Zachary W. Adams, Julian D. Ford extends prior research by employing person-centered methods for identifying polyvictimization patterns among trauma-exposed, clinic-referred, justice-involved youth (n = 689; ages 12–18 years) and how identified classes differ on psychosocial outcomes and demographic characteristics. Most participants had experienced multiple traumatic event (TE) types. Polyvictimized youth were more likely to be female, in out-of-home placements, and experiencing negative psychosocial outcomes (e.g., Posttraumatic Stress Disorder). Hispanic/Latino youth were overrepresented in the extreme polyvictimized subgroup. Results underscore the need for cross-system coordination of trauma-informed, comprehensive services for clinic-referred, justice-involved youth.
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This project was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.
