Get Help
Expertise in complex trauma in children
Our Center does not provide direct assessment or treatment to youth or families.
We are here to help you and want to get you connected to the right support and services. Our Center does not provide direct assessment or treatment to youth or families. Rather, we develop and provide training and support providers who work directly with youth and families in child welfare and juvenile justice settings.
The providers we work with include teachers, probation officers, foster parents, residential treatment staff and many more who work with youth every day. Our goal is to provide these important front-line professionals with the trauma-informed knowledge, tools, and practices they need to work most effectively with youth impacted by trauma . If you are looking for assessment or therapeutic services please visit this page.
Looking for help for a youth or family? Check out the resources below.
As a member of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), our center only promotes resources and products created or shared by the NCTSN. At this time we do not promote resources from other external organizations unaffiliated with our center
Illinois SPIDER Database
This is a tool developed specifically for finding services for youth in Illinois.
https://spider.dcfs.illinois.gov/Search/SearchAgency
SAMHSA Treatment Finder
You can use this comprehensive database to search for mental health and substance abuse services across the United States.
https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/locator?sAddr=Milwaukee%2C%20WI%2C%20United%20States&submit=Go
NCTSN Centers and Locations
Professionals from these sites may be able to provide additional information about trauma-informed assessment, services, and treatment or connect you with someone who does.
http://www.nctsn.org/about-us/networkmap & http://www.nctsn.org/about-us/network-members
NCTSN Promising Practices
If you are looking for a trauma-informed provider, you may want to look for someone in your area who has expertise in one of these promising trauma-focused practices.
http://www.nctsn.org/resources/topics/treatments-that-work/promising-practices
Learn More
On our family-friendly pages of the CCTASSI website, we offer definitions, information, videos, and resources to help caregivers and youth understand child trauma and treatment.
www.cctasi.northwestern.edu/family
We hope these resources are helpful. THANK YOU for advocating for youth and families impacted by trauma. We hope you are able to find the resources and services you need.
