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Tips for Managing Distress in Children Following Traumatic Events

Aug 5, 2019

Read the story here. By Ginny Sprang, Ph.D LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 5, 2019) — Whether it is the local evening news or a 24-hour cable news channel, images of violence inundates our homes. These scenes can be disturbing and stressful, especially for children. It is important to manage distress and take appropriate steps in helping your children and adolescents following traumatic events.

Trauma and Toxic Stress 5th episode of KET’s You Are Not Alone series featuring Ginny Sprang, Ph.D.

Nov 19, 2018

Watch the episode on KET.

How UK Spent the Summer: Training Educators to Assist Student Dealing With Trauma

Aug 16, 2018

Original Article Here- https://uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/how-uk-spent-summer-training-educators-assist-students-dealing-trauma

Wear Blue for the Welfare of Kentucky’s Children on April 8

Apr 7, 2016

Read the full article from UK UKnow here. By Elizabeth Adams April 7, 2016

Online Giving to CTAC now available

Feb 1, 2015

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UK Report Addresses Needs of Trauma-Exposed Grandfamilies

May 7, 2014

By Elizabeth Adams May 7, 2014 LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 7, 2014) - For centuries, American grandparents have participated in raising grandchildren. But contemporary problems, such as child maltreatment, exposure to substance abuse and the incarceration of a biological parent, are requiring more grandparents in Kentucky to assume the role of primary caregiver.

Dr Otto Kaak Featured on Special Health Report Airing on KET

Apr 21, 2014

Read the full article on UK UKnow here. LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 21, 2014) — Dr. Otto Kaak, associate director of the University of Kentucky’s Center on Trauma and Children, will be featured in KET’s new Health Special Report Safe and Sound: Raising Emotionally Healthy Children in a Stressful World, premiering at 9 p.m., Monday, April 21, on KET.

Fighting for the Most Innocent and Weak Among Us

Nov 18, 2013

As reality television has shown us in recent years, life with all its twists and turns is in essence a "real world" laboratory. Triumphs and tragedies cause various positive and negative reactions that ripple through family circles, as well as communities. When life is simple, the impact people have on each other can be a blessing. But when Therapist with a mother and child tragedy and suffering strike, it is not uncommon for some to take anger out on the most innocent and weak among us – children.

CTAC Wins Federal Grant to Use Science to Enhance Services

Oct 29, 2013

NCTSN Welcomes the Center for the Study on the Violence Against Children to Child Trauma Network. The University of Kentucky Center for the Study on the Violence Against Children (CSVAC) has won a competitive federal grant to join a national network of child trauma centers that provide services and support to children and families who are exposed to a wide range of traumatic experiences including physical and sexual abuse, domestic, school and community violence, natural disasters and terrorism, and life-threatening injury and illness.

Better Diagnosis Coming for Children with PTSD

Apr 28, 2013

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 30, 2013) - The following column appeared in Lexington Herald-Leader on Sunday, April 28. By Ginny Sprang The American Psychiatric Association will recognize traumatic stress in preschoolers younger than age six as a unique form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) when it releases its newest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) at its annual conference in May. The DSM is the manual that is used by clinicians and researchers to diagnose and classify mental disorders.

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