|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.
| The Network is funded by the Center for Mental Health
Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services
through a congressional initiative: the Donald J. Cohen National
Child Traumatic Stress Initiative. As of November 2009 the
Network comprises 60 members. Affiliate members—sites that were
formerly funded—and individuals currently or prev