In Their Words captures the personal reflections of research assistants and therapists as they describe what working within the CTRN has meant to them.
Our paper in the Journal of Mood and Anxiety Disorders explains that children and teens who experienced trauma were more likely to have OCD along with more severe PTSD symptoms and suicidal thoughts, highlighting the importance of recognizing and treating all of these concerns together.
Dr. Cecilia DeVargas, TX-CTRN Principle Investigator (PI) for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, emphasizes the importance of collaborative, culturally responsive research to better understand and address the effects of childhood trauma across diverse communities.
Welcome to the website for the Texas Childhood Trauma Research Network (TX-CTRN). Whether you are a caregiver, advocate, healthcare provider, study participant, policymaker, or researcher, we are grateful you are here. The TX-CTRN was created by the 86th Texas Legislature to tackle one of the most pressing challenges facing our state's youth: the impact of childhood trauma.
Dr. Jeff Shahidullah, TX-CTRN Director of Training and Node Principle Investigator at UT Austin, shares what he’s observed throughout the CTRN study to date and emphasizes the importance of supporting young study participants through their emotional journey.
Dr. Jeff Shahidullah, TX-CTRN Director of Training and Node Principle Investigator at UT Austin, shares what he’s observed throughout the CTRN study to date and emphasizes the importance of supporting young study participants through their emotional journey.
Our paper in the Journal of Psychiatric Research details how the history of interpersonal trauma is a robust risk factor for alcohol and substance use disorders during adolescence.
In Their Words captures the personal reflections of research assistants and therapists as they describe what working within the CTRN has meant to them.
