
Cultural Responsiveness to Racial Trauma
| This factsheet provides information about racial trauma in regards to understanding it, why it matters, and what to do. |

| This factsheet provides information about racial trauma in regards to understanding it, why it matters, and what to do. |

| This website is an amazing resource for the North Dakota Community. The North Dakota Human Trafficking Task Force (NDHTTF) is an ND collaborative team made up of law enforcement, prosecution, and service providers at federal, state, and local levels that respond to victims of sex and labor trafficking; providing comprehensive services, investigating traffickers and solicitors, and prosecuting offenders. The NDHTTF is the nexus for a network of law enforcement and service providers to work in tandem to build capacity and combat trafficking statewide. |

| This webpage is a great resource for clinicians, parents, and caregivers that provides information about recognizing the signs of human trafficking. Whether it is labor trafficking or sex trafficking, it is important to know the signs so that you can potentially help someone in need and prevent future trafficking occurrences. |

| Child sex trafficking occurs in the U.S. and youth may be commercially sexually exploited in many different ways. This factsheet provides notable information for providers and caregivers who are looking for more information on child sexual exploitation. |

| Everyone grieves in their own way, this also applies to teens. It is important as a caregiver to recognize that some of the behaviors your teen may be presenting are due to traumatic grief if they have experienced a recent loss. This tip sheet provides insight into how to respond and help your teen in a difficult time of traumatic grief. |

| This resource provides a way to explain grief and the death of a parent to a younger child. It is provided in a video format, but also offered in book form, that can be read to kids to help understand what they are feeling, why they may be behaving a certain way and to help them realize that it is not their fault. |
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| This webpage provides facts and resources about homelessness and youth. It provides information about risk factors, statistics, and the mental health consequences that may result from homelessness. |

| Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition that impacts many aspects of the individual’s life, socialization, perception of others, and their communication. Individuals with ASD are at risk for suicide. It is important to know warning signs for suicide in these individuals because some facets of ASD may be construed. This resource provides notable information for providers and families to help identify potential suicide risk in ASD. |

| This article provides information on strategies for suicide prevention within schools during COVID-19. With increased cases of COVID-19 again, increased rates of suicide may follow. It is important to have strategies within schools for children who may be experiencing mental health challenges during this difficult and unknown time. |

| Children may be witnesses of physical abuse, emotional abuse, or even experience abuse alongside a parent or caregiver. This fact sheet provides answers to frequently asked questions about the affects of domestic violence on children and ways to advocate and support those children. |