The following resources on Race-Based Trauma were developed by the NCTSN.
Provides an understanding of why it is important to talk to children about race-based hate, how to recognize signs of traumatic stress and its impact, how to begin a conversation with youth about anti-AAPI hate, and what can be done in response.
Provides information pertaining to the history of anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) hate. This resource explores the historical trauma caused by these events, leading up to the rise of anti-AAPI hate statistics that increased at the beginning of COVID-19.
Acknowledges that the experiences of Indigenous children have resulted in profound loss and complex trauma. Prior to the passage of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978, Indigenous children were systematically removed from the care and custody of their parents, their families, and their communities.
Systems and organizations must shift beyond performative action toward becoming antiracist and trauma-informed. This resource offers actionable principles and strategies that organizations can implement...
Este recurso ofrece principios prácticos y accionables que organizaciones y sistemas de servicios para niños puedan implementar en sus continuos esfuerzos para transformarse fundamentalmente en entidades antirracistas e informadas sobre el trauma.
Offers actionable principles that organizations and child-serving systems can implement to move toward the fundamental transformation of becoming anti-racist and trauma-informed.
Addresses how "White supremacy" culture has systematically served as the formation, foundation, and expression of institutional racism throughout U.S. history by employing institutional policies...
Offers strategies to help parents and caregivers cope with collective traumas. This fact sheet also provides guidance on what parents and caregivers can do to care for their children as they cope. Updated May 2024.
Features a conversation about creating awareness regarding youth responses to community violence, civil unrest, and societal history of marginalization and racial trauma.
Features Dr. Wizdom Powell, who has worked to advance health equity for boys and men of color.
Offers mental health providers information on understanding cultural responsiveness to racial trauma, why it matters, and what to do.
Discusses Islamophobia and hate-based violence against Muslims with children. This fact sheet highlights, for parents and caregivers, strategies that can be used to facilitate effective conversations, age-specific guidelines, and actions families and communities can take before an event occurs.