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Welcome to the National Child Traumatic Stress
Network
Collaboration for Impact: Accomplishments and Challenges
of a Maturing NetworkRobert S. Pynoos, M.D., M.P.H.
John A. Fairbank, Ph.D.
Friday Sept. 21, 2007
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Introduction and Welcome by NCCTS Co-Directors
Robert S. Pynoos, M.D., M.P.H.NCCTS Co-DirectorUCLA Department of Psychiatry andBiobehavioral Sciences
John Fairbank, Ph.D.NCCTS Co-DirectorDuke University Medical Center
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NCTSN Mission
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) is a unique Congressional initiative whose mission is to improve the quality, effectiveness and availability of care and services for children and families who are exposed to and affected by a wide range of traumatic experiences, including:
– physical and sexual abuse– domestic, school and community violence– natural disasters and terrorism– accidental or violent death of a loved one– refugee and war experiences– life-threatening injury and illness
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NCTSN Expertise• Combining knowledge of child development,
expertise in child traumatic stress, and attention to cultural perspectives, the NCTSN supports the development and broad adoption of evidence-based and trauma-informed treatments.
• The NCTSN is a collaboration of 70 academic, clinical and community service centers, including UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute and Duke University Medical Center, which co-direct the Network through the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.
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- Rembrandt, Family Teaching Child to Walk
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Disruption of the Protective Shield
“ ‘Give her to me. I can run faster.’ … I looked back and there was nothing to think about. I’ve got to give her a chance.”
“ ‘Smoke, smoke, fire, fire, hurry mommy pick me up. Run, run to my bed.’ I’d plop her on her bed and she’d say, ‘Now we are safe. Whew. That was close.’ We’d do that a million times.”
Mother of five-year-old daughter, caught in the evacuation of a preschool across from the World Trade Center on 9/11
- Raphael, detail,
Fire in the Borgo
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“My mother …beseeched, exhorted and commanded me to escape as best I can.”
Pliny, the Younger -Account his experience, at age 17, of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, 79 A.D.
- Raphael, detail,
Fire in the Borgo
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“You don’t shoot at children.”
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NCTSN Vision
• The NCTSN will raise public awareness of the scope and serious impact of child traumatic stress on the safety and healthy development of our nation’s children and their families.
• We will improve the standard of care by integrating developmental and cultural knowledge to advance a broad range of effective services and interventions that will preserve and restore the future of our nation’s traumatized children.
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NCTSN Vision
• The NCTSN will work with established systems of care, including the health, mental health, education, law enforcement, child welfare and juvenile justice systems, to ensure that there is a comprehensive continuum of care available and accessible to all traumatized children and their families.
• We will be a community dedicated to collaboration within and beyond the Network to ensure that widely shared knowledge and skills create a national resource to address the problem of child traumatic stress.
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• Moving from general principles to tailored
trauma-informed services
• Moving from the development of first-class products to their broad utilization
• Moving to incorporate shared cultural knowledge and wisdom into everyday skills
• Moving from an established Network identity toward becoming an authoritative voice
• Moving from training curricula toward broad dissemination though modern, innovative learning platforms
Challenges of a Maturing Network
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Challenges of a Maturing Network
• Moving from defining our data to its application in promoting systematic progress
• Becoming integral to state and national response to disasters
• Moving toward a critical mass in state transformation initiatives
• Enriching our network personality through mutually respected partnerships that enhance our Network efficacy
• Sustaining and strengthening the Network through embracing all generations of Network participants
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Involvement, Collaboration and Cooperation
• We look forward to a rewarding partnership with you in our national efforts to enhance the recovery of traumatized children and their families.
• Please rely on us to help your site become engaged in the wide-range of exciting opportunities available through our Network.
• We invite you to contact the staff at the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress for assistance and support. We are always here for you.