NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS - UCLA AND DUKE UNIVERSITY HAVE PARTNERED TO SERVE AS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS (NCCTS) FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS, CREATING A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX NEEDS OF THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK (NCTSN), WHILE EXPANDING THE UNDERSTANDING OF AND RESPONSE TO CHILD TRAUMA. THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT BUILD ON OUR LESSONS LEARNED LEADING THE NCTSN SINCE 2001. GOALS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS INCLUDE: RAISING THE STANDARD OF CHILD TRAUMA CARE BY SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, AND MEASUREMENT OF EFFECTIVE CLINICAL AND SERVICE INTERVENTION APPROACHES; INCREASING THE QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF TRAINING ON CHILD TRAUMA DELIVERED TO THE FIELD BY THE NCCTS AND THE NETWORK; EXPANDING THE TRAUMA-INFORMED WORKFORCE AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, CHILD-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS; LEADING, MOBILIZING AND HARNESSING THE CHILD TRAUMA EXPERTISE

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NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS - UCLA AND DUKE UNIVERSITY HAVE PARTNERED TO SERVE AS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS (NCCTS) FOR THE PAST 19 YEARS, CREATING A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX NEEDS OF THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK (NCTSN), WHILE EXPANDING THE UNDERSTANDING OF AND RESPONSE TO CHILD TRAUMA. THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT BUILD ON OUR LESSONS LEARNED LEADING THE NCTSN SINCE 2001. GOALS FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS INCLUDE: RAISING THE STANDARD OF CHILD TRAUMA CARE BY SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT, DISSEMINATION, AND MEASUREMENT OF EFFECTIVE CLINICAL AND SERVICE INTERVENTION APPROACHES; INCREASING THE QUALITY, QUANTITY, AND ACCESSIBILITY OF TRAINING ON CHILD TRAUMA DELIVERED TO THE FIELD BY THE NCCTS AND THE NETWORK; EXPANDING THE TRAUMA-INFORMED WORKFORCE AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TRAUMA-INFORMED, CHILD-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS AND SYSTEMS; LEADING, MOBILIZING AND HARNESSING THE CHILD TRAUMA EXPERTISE