National Child Traumatic Stress Network Resources

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) was created by Congress in 2000 as part of the Children’s Health Act to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for children and families who experience or witness traumatic events. This unique network of frontline providers, family members, researchers, and national partners is committed to changing the course of children’s lives by improving their care and moving scientific gains quickly into practice across the U.S. The NCTSN is administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and coordinated by the UCLA-Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress (NCCTS).

FOR PARENTS:

Caring for Kids package: https://www.nctsn.org/resources/caring-kids-what-parents-need-know-about-sexual-abuse

FOR YOUTH:

Why Don’t They Tell: Teens & Sexual Assault Disclosures

https://www.nctsn.org/resources/why-they-dont-tell-teens-and-sexual-assault-disclosure

It’s Never Your Fault: The Truth about Sexual Abuse: https://www.nctsn.org/resources/its-never-your-fault-truth-about-sexual-abuse

FOR EDUCATORS:

CSA Infor Sheet for Parents, Educators and Other Caregivers: https://www.nctsn.org/resources/child-sexual-abuse-fact-sheet-parents-teachers-and-other-caregivers

FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS:
The promise of trauma-focused treatment (video): https://www.nctsn.org/resources/promise-trauma-focused-therapy-childhood-sexual-abuse-video