This section of the NCTSN Learning Center provides free access to NCTSN experts and up-to-date, science-based information in the areas of assessment, treatment and services, training, research and evaluation, and organizational and systems change for traumatized children, adolescents, and their families. Continuing education credits are available for many courses in this expanding online catalog that has been developed for mental health professionals, parents and caregivers, policymakers, and others who work with and care about children and adolescents.
This section of the NCTSN Learning Center provides free access to NCTSN experts and up-to-date, science-based information in the areas of assessment, treatment and services, training, research and evaluation, and organizational and systems change for traumatized children, adolescents, and their families. Continuing education credits are available for many courses in this expanding online catalog that has been developed for mental health professionals, parents and caregivers, policymakers, and others who work with and care about children and adolescents.
Effectively responding to the needs of children and families in times of disaster, terrorism, or public health emergencies requires organizations to stay up to date on changing systems and practices. This webinar series provides current recommendations for partnering with local organizations; region...
Schools and TraumaThis series of 5 presentations focuses on partnering with schools to enhance mental health and trauma-informed services and is designed to inform both school personnel and mental health professionals about 1) the impact of traumatic events, including bullying, sudden death, and gri...
Screening and Assessment for Trauma in Child Welfare Settings
The series will explore the rationale for and utility of screening and assessing for trauma in this population, some specific tools and measures for conducting screening/assessment, the application of this knowledge and these tools withi...
Screening and Assessment in the Juvenile Justice System
This series describes the utility of screening and assessment for trauma in juvenile justice settings, specific instruments that are used or can be used in juvenile justice settings, how to best utilize data derived from screening and assessme...
Secondary Traumatic StressThis series was developed by the NCTSN Secondary Traumatic Stress collaborative group, in partnership with the Schools Committee, Terrorism and Disaster Committee, and Culture Consortium. The series addresses the complex impact of secondary traumatic stress, vicarious traum...
Community violence is an ongoing crisis in society as many youth and families feel the destructive repercussions of peer conflicts, gun and other weapon attacks, gang fights, and public violence incidents. The COVID-19 pandemic and increased police misconduct in populations affected by community vio...
Terrorism, Disaster and Children
In this series, experts from throughout the NCTSN discuss topics related to the impact of terrorism and disaster on children as well as clinical issues such as assessment and treatment. The series is designed for clinicians, researchers, advocates, policymakers, and...
August 29, 2015 marks the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. 33 of our Network centers and 31 of our partners assisted in 22 states making it the greatest NCTSN response and recovery to date. Some of our NCTSN centers suffered significant damage and had to rebuild their centers and their communi...
In this series, members of the NCTSN Trauma and Substance Abuse Committee, as well as presenters with lived experience, offer perspectives on the intersections between trauma, caregiver substance use, parenting, and prenatal substance use exposure....
Transforming Trauma in LGBTQ YouthThis series offers concrete strategies and recommendations for providers working with LGBTQ youth who have experienced trauma, including how to increase access to services, create a safe environment for care, and work with families and schools....
Led by the Refugee Trauma and Resilience Center in Boston and in collaboration with the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, the NCTSN presents this webinar series designed to cover the impact of trauma on children during all phases of their migration journey. Nationally ...
Trauma-Informed Integrated HealthcareThe Trauma-Informed Integrated Healthcare Webinar Series is intended to lay a groundwork of fundamental knowledge about Integrated Health Care and how it relates to trauma; explore the opportunities and obstacles involved in integrating physical health, mental he...
This speaker series will tackle the specific strategies and challenges within each child serving system providing services to commercially sexually exploited children. ...
Young Children and Trauma: Service System Collaborations
In each presentation, speakers will describe a community system that impacts the lives of young children, addressing the context of the system and its impact on young children as well as means to achieve effective collaborations within these ...
Young Children in Foster CareThis series is a collaboration between the Early Trauma Treatment Network (ETTN) and the NCTSN Zero to Six Collaborative Group. It is aimed at addressing the complex issues and critical needs surrounding young traumatized children in the child welfare system and those wh...