Creating a world that nurtures and protects children and young people following trauma

More than one in three children and young people are exposed to at least one potentially traumatic event by age 18.¹ The right support can make a substantial difference to the extent that traumatic events impact on their lives.

The UK Trauma Council (UKTC) creates evidence-based resources to improve professionals and carers’ understanding of the nature and impact of trauma. We aim to better equip all those supporting children and young people exposed to trauma.

The latest from the UK Trauma Council

May Insight Series

Poverty and trauma – Inequality, stigma, and mental health

Join us as we explore the connection between poverty, trauma, and the mental health of young people.

Dr. Beverley Barnett-Jones  and Professor Tracy Shildrick will discuss the impact of intergenerational inequality and how evidence-based practice can support vulnerable families.

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New training dates

Critical incidents in education communities: Training for senior leaders

This half-day training is designed to equip senior leaders (staff members who would take a leadership role in a serious event) in education settings with strategies to respond to potentially traumatic events.

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New Research Round Up

Childhood Trauma and Domestic Abuse

Domestic abuse is a uniquely complex and severe form of potential trauma, which can result in a wide range of emotional, psychological, and social challenges for children and young people.

In this round up we provide summaries of ten research studies on the effects of domestic abuse, as well as the factors that can help mitigate harm.

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Resources

Childhood Trauma, War, Migration and Asylum

Free evidence based resources to help children and young people affected by war, migration and asylum as well as the professionals supporting them in both educational and community settings.

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Traumatic Bereavement

The way that a child or young person experiences or understands the death – the meaning they make of it – can result in it being experienced as traumatic. These evidence-based courses are for professionals that work with young people in schools and therapeutic settings.

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Critical Incidents in Educational Communities

Informed by research and best practice, these resources support educational communities in providing a comprehensive and compassionate response to traumatic events that affect children and young people in their care.

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News

UK Trauma Council and Refuge collaboration

The UKTC announce a new 3-year collaboration with Refuge, the largest specialist domestic abuse organisation in the UK.

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Resource

Traumatic Bereavement

Evidence-based guidance for schools, bereavement services, and NHS mental health services on how to support traumatically bereaved children and young people.

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Childhood Trauma and the Brain

A general introduction to what happens in the brain after children face traumatic experiences, like abuse and neglect.

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¹Reference: Lewis, S. J., Arseneault, L., Caspi, A., Fisher, H. L., Matthews, T., Moffitt, T. E., Odgers, C. L., Stahl, D., Teng, J. Y., & Danese, A. (2019). The epidemiology of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder in a representative cohort of young people in England and Wales. The Lancet Psychiatry, 6(3), 247-256.

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