National Child Traumatic Stress Thesis

PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

National Center for PTSD

This work was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Additional support was provided by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID

Field Operations Guide 2nd Edition

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National Child Traumatic Stress Network

National Center for PTSD

PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID

Field Operations Guide 2nd Edition

National Child Traumatic Stress Network Established by Congress in 2000, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) is a unique collaboration of academic and community-based service centers whose mission is to raise the standard of care and increase access to services for traumatized children and their families across the United States. Combining knowledge of child development, expertise in the full range of child traumatic experiences, and attention to cultural perspectives, the NCTSN serves as a national resource for developing and disseminating evidence-based interventions, trauma-informed services, and public and professional education.

National Center for PTSD VA’s National Center for PTSD is a world leader in research and education programs focusing on PTSD and other psychological and medical consequences of traumatic stress. Mandated by Congress in 1989, the Center is a consortium of seven academic centers of excellence providing research, education and consultation in the field of traumatic stress.

The views, opinions, and content are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.

Copyright © 2006 Brymer M, Jacobs A, Layne C, Pynoos R, Ruzek J, Steinberg A, Vernberg E, Watson P, (National Child Traumatic Stress Network and National Center for PTSD). All rights reserved. You are welcome to copy or redistribute this material in print or electronically provided the text is not modified, the authors and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and National Center for PTSD (NCPTSD) are cited in any use, and no fee is charged for copies of this publication. Unauthorized commercial publication or exploitation of this material is specifically prohibited. Anyone wishing to use any of this material for commercial use must request and receive prior written permission from the NCTSN. Permission for such use is granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of NCTSN. If you would like permission to adapt or license these materials, please contact Melissa Brymer, Psy.D. at mbrymer@mednet.ucla.edu. Other inquires can be directed to the NCTSN National Resource Center at info@nctsn.org or (919) 682-1552.