Articles for the Organization "National Child Traumatic Stress Network"

Child Adult Relationship Enhancement

2010-02-19T10:57:44

Child-Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) is a trauma-informed modification of specific PCIT skills for general usage by non-clinical adults who interact with traumatized children and their caregivers within various milieu settings. CARE has been adapted during the 2006 NCTSN project year by the National Center on Family Homelessness and the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute for use in homeless serving systems.

Community Trauma Treatment for Runaway and Homeless Youth, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

2010-02-19T08:53:24

The Community Trauma Treatment Center for Runaway and Homeless Youth establishes and sustains evidence-based clinical treatment and trauma-informed services for runaway and homeless youth aged 13 to 21 in the Hollywood community. The Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, collaborates with four community agencies the Los Angeles Free Clinic, the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, the Los Angeles Youth Network, and My Friend's Place and the larger Hollywood Homeless Youth Partnership.

International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 23rd Annual Meeting: "Preventing Trauma and its Effects: A Collaborative Agenda for Scientists, Practitioners, Advocates and Policy Makers"

2007-08-15T02:53:35

This conference will highlight the advancement and exchange of knowledge about the prevention of traumatic events and maladaptive trauma-related reactions. (Authors)

NCTSN Culture and Trauma Speaker Series Part I: Working with Homeless and Runaway Youth

2010-02-19T09:50:28

This presentation, originally aired on May 24, 2007, is part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network culture and trauma speaker series. Arlene Schneir and Daniel Ballin discussed how to engage and provide services to homeless and runaway youth.

Streetwork Project

2010-02-19T11:02:29

The Streetwork Program is based on a harm reduction philosophy that focuses on building trust and fostering self-esteem to empower youth to change their high-risk behaviors. This program provides counseling, stabilization, and case management and focuses on enhancing individuality to homeless, street-involved youth. The Streetwork Project is committed to reaching out to the homeless and disenfranchised youth of New York City, offering them respite from hunger, cold, loneliness and fear and the opportunity to reclaim for themselves a sense of dignity and self-worth. Our goal is to extend ourselves to these young people through our presence on the streets, through the services we provide and through the love we are willing to express. With every bag lunch, medical appointment, referral, condom and group we offer, we communicate to our clients our concern for their lives and our belief in their potential. Our mission is to act as a catalyst for their self-empowerment.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s Culture and Trauma Briefs

2007-08-20T12:53:05

The Culture and Trauma Briefs provide information on how culture can affect the nature of trauma response and how to work with people under these contexts.

Trauma-informed Self-assessment

2010-02-19T11:21:38

The Trauma-Informed Self-Assessment is an instrument that is designed to help agencies increase their ability to create a system that supports consumers and children of all cultures who have been impacted by trauma. The self-assessment is comprised of a list of statements describing various aspects of a program that is fully trauma informed. By completing the instrument, an agency can determine the degree to which they are trauma-informed. Based on their findings, they can then design a strategic plan for increasing their capacity to provide trauma informed services.