Child & Adolescent Trauma Resources
Child & Adolescent Trauma Resources
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Welcome to the Child & Adolescent Trauma Resources website. A place for mental health professionals to find free, trusted, evidence-based resources to support your work with trauma-exposed children and young people.
Click below to see some of our FREE resources!
Our animations were developed with the UK Trauma Council, and in collaboration with young experts-by-experience. They provide accessible information on PTSD, trauma-focused CBT, coping with trauma memories, and accessing mental health support. Suitable for use with young people, caregivers, and professionals.
These free videos support professionals in their delivery of cognitive therapy for PTSD (a trauma-focused CBT). They cover seven key aspects of treatment, including parts where therapists can sometimes feel 'stuck'.
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Along with our animations, these videos are housed with the UK Trauma Council.
Assessment is key to good-practice. There are a number of standardised well-validated screening tools available to professionals. Here we provide some key screening tools for PTSD symptoms, and other related considerations, which can be used before and throughout treatment.
Handouts and useful leaflets for therapists to use as they deliver trauma therapy. This includes handouts to guide supervision.
Handouts and leaflets that therapists can give to young people and caregivers. Many of these have been co-developed with young experts-by-experience.
Evidence-based books to support your professional development.
Funding Statement: This website was developed as part of the ADaPT trial, led by Prof Rachel Hiller (UCL). Funding was provided by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Applied Research Collaboration, including ARC South West Peninsula (PenARC); North East and North Cumbria (ARC NENC); ARC West; and ARC North Thames. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the views of the NIHR or Department of Health and Social Care.
Acknowledgements: Our many thanks to Dr Rosie McGuire, for project co-ordination and oversight, Davin Schmidt for original website development and project support, and Dr Emily Staite for project support. Without them this website would not exist. We also want to extend our sincere thanks to the many people who have contributed to the research and practice which underlies this website and resources, including young experts-by-experience, parents and caregivers, front-line social care and mental health professionals, and cross-sector service leadership.