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The Role of Family Engagement in Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines the role of family engagement in creating trauma-informed juvenile justice systems.
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NCTSN Resources
The following resources on Justice were developed by the NCTSN.
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Trauma and the Environment of Care in Juvenile Institutions
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines the environment of care in juvenile institutions.
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Cross-System Collaboration
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines practice examples for continuity of care and collaboration across systems, a vital activity for youth involved in multiple service systems. This brief, written by Macon Stewart from the Center for Juvenile Justice Reform describes its Youth Practice Model.
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Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention
Type: Fact Sheet
Outlines the importance of trauma-informed assessment and intervention in the juvenile justice system.
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Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Roundtable: Current Issues and New Directions in Creating Trauma...
Type: Fact Sheet
Provides an introduction to the NCTSN Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Roundtable.
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NCTSN Bench Cards for the Trauma-Informed Judge
Type: Special Resource
Provides judges with useful questions and guidelines to help make decisions based on the emerging scientific findings in the traumatic stress field. These bench cards assist judges and court-appointed professionals doing mental health assessment of children.
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Testifying in Court about Trauma: How to Prepare
Type: Fact Sheet
Offers guidance to clinicians called upon to testify as an expert witness for a client’s court case.
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Crossover Youth and Trauma-Informed Practice
Type: Webinar
Discusses findings from research on crossover youth and how traumatic stress plays a role in the trajectory of crossover youth, as well as implications for policy and practice.
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Screening and Assessment in the Juvenile Justice System
Type: Webinar
Describes the utility of screening and assessment for trauma in juvenile justice settings.
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Core Data Set Policy Brief: Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning and Treatment Needs of...
Type: Fact Sheet
Describes child and adolescent trauma exposure and psychosocial functioning among NCTSN care recipients in residential care.
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Ten Things Every Juvenile Court Judge Should Know About Trauma and Delinquency
Type: Resource Guide
Highlights what ten things juvenile court judges should know to best meet the needs of traumatized children who come into their system.
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Consultation in Judicial Systems
Type: Webinar
Discusses the effects physical abuse, neglect, and domestic violence have on young children. This webinar provides suggestions on how mental health professionals can work with the judicial system to insure these children receive the care and support they need to develop normally.