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The National Child Traumatic Stress Network has created four publications to help policy makers understand the scope and nature of child trauma. These guides and briefs are for all those who work to develop and implement policies for child and family-serving systems, including federal, state, and local policymakers; agency and center staff; mental health clinicians, researchers, and service providers; child advocates; and families and consumers affected by trauma.

An orientation page leads new National Child Traumatic Stress Network members to some of the Network's major projects and to tools that will help them succeed as a member of our collaborative community.

The Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) Directors' Guide to Mental Health Services for Abused Children seeks to give CAC leaders increased awareness and understanding of best practice mental health interventions for traumatized children. Whether mental health services to child victims are offered within the CAC or through linkages with community partners, the guide offers all CAC directors valuable information.

No one knows when a pandemic influenza (flu) might occur or how severe it might be. This fact sheet provides basic information on pandemic flu. It will help you think about how pandemic flu might affect your family—both physically and emotionally—and what you can do to help your family cope.

This web-based course for using Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) with childhood traumatic grief was developed by the National Crime Victim's Research and Treatment Center at the Medical University of South Carolina, the Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents at Allegheny General Hospital, and the Child Abuse Research and Education Institute at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.

The August issue of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice (2008; Volume 39; Issue 4) features three articles contributed by NCTSN members and NCCTS staff. The first article is an overview of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. The second is an article on creating trauma-informed systems. This third piece is on innovations in disaster mental health. These well-written articles share the rich resources of our vast Network with practitioners interested in learning more about child trauma.

Military children are our nation's children. Living in either military or civilian communities, in urban, suburban, or rural settings, military children experience unique challenges related to military life and culture. Care of our nation's military children helps sustain our fighting force, and helps strengthen the health, security, and safety of our nation's families and communities. Gathered here are resources about military families for caregivers, service providers, and children.

These fact sheets detail a continuum of evidence-based interventions for use with trauma-affected youth, ranging from rigorously evaluated interventions to promising and newly emerging practices. For the majority of interventions there is both a general and a culture-specific fact sheet provided.

This issue highlights a brand new graduate trauma course being offered by S.C.A.N., Inc, the Survivor Wall Project from La Rabida's Chicago Child Trauma Center, and the work being done by affiliate member Andrus Children's Center in implementing the Sanctuary Model. Look out for a feature on Safe Horizon's Hope Shining public awareness initiative, and a recap of "In Harm's Way 2008: The Fatherhood Solution," a national event hosted by Children's Institute, Inc. The issue also highlights the completion of two high-impact NCTSN products and takes a closer look at how the NCTSN is committed to supporting military children and families.