NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK NCTSN.ORG Mission: To raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their.

NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK

NCTSN.ORG

• Mission: To raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout the United States.

• Centers through out the United States

• Funded through SAMHSA Duke UCLA 2008-2012

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2008-2012

Terrorism & Disaster Program

• Enhances national capacity to plan for and respond to the mental health needs of children and families following terrorism and disaster

• Develops NCTSN products and webinars

• Develops training programs Psychological First Aid, Skills for Psychological Recovery

• Provides on site assistance for national disasters– Katrina, Colorado shooting, VA Tech shooting, Joplin tornado

Terrorism and Disaster Resources

• Website• NCTSN Products• Apps• Speaker Series• Knowledge Bank

Disaster Website Resources

Link to web resources from home page

This section of our website provides resources on a variety of naturaldisasters. Information is organizedunder event description, readiness,response, and recovery. Links to ourresources are included in the Recovery section for each disaster type. Resourcesare available in languages other thanEnglish.

Terrorism Website Resources

Terrorism resources are listedunder Trauma Types, buttonlocated at the top of the homepage.

These resources are also organizedby event description, readiness, response,and recovery.

NCTSN resources are listed in the recoverysection for each type of terrorism event.

NCTSN PRODUCTShttp://www.nctsnet.org/products

• Products developed by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network may be viewed on line or printed from our website. Through a partnership with FedEx Office, printed copies of selected products are also available for purchase in the NCTSN DocStore .

Developed by NCCTS staff or by NCTSN collaborative groups.Terrorism & Disaster products are often produced in response to a specific event

RESOURCES FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS

Psychological First AidPFA

• Print• Psychological First Aid (PFA) is an evidence-informed approach for assisting

survivors of disaster and terrorism.

• OnlinePFA online includes a 6-hour interactive course that puts the participant in the role of a provider in a post-disaster scene. 6 CE credits available through various organizations.

• Mobile Download PFA Mobile™ free from iTunes. Does not replace PFA training.

Terrorism and Disaster Speaker Serieshttp://learn.nctsn.org/

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 the general public who wish to better understand how terrorism or disasters affect children.

Knowledge Bank

NCTSN home page or http://kb.nctsn.org/

Collaborative tool for Network expertise. Also includes resources from non NCTSN Sources.

Classification Terms:Child traumatic stress -- Trauma: Disasters 195 records

Child traumatic stress -- Trauma: Terrorism 110 records