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

Insight Series webinar

Complex Trauma: Recovery, agency and voice

Thursday 24th October 5-6.30pm (BST)

Experiencing complex trauma can undermine a child or young person’s sense of agency and the feeling that they can shape their own lives. Join Dr. Jala Rizeq and expert by lived experience Rebecca Regler as they explore ways that professionals can include the voices of young people to increase a sense of control to aid recovery.

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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. Download our latest toolkit for supported accommodation providers.

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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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Research Round Up

Developmental Trauma Disorder

An update on the latest research focused on understudied and clinically relevant issues in the field of childhood trauma.

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New training dates

Traumatic Bereavement training: supporting children in early years settings

Experiencing a bereavement as a child is likely to be difficult no matter what age, but for young children who are in the early stages of making sense of the world, the death of someone can be potentially traumatic. This evidence-based course is for professionals that work with young children from age 2 – 6 years in early years and foundation stage settings.

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Resources

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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Policy briefing

Complex trauma: evidence-based principles for the reform of children’s social care

Nine evidence-based principles that care givers, professionals and services can engage in to address the impacts of complex trauma.

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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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