National Child Traumatic Stress Network2017-04-102017-04-102016Complex Trauma Treatment Network of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (2016). Complex trauma: In Urban African-American Children, Youth, and Families. Los Angeles, CA, & Durham, NC: National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/complex_trauma_facts_urban_african_american_children.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3283This 4-page fact sheet discusses how families living in racially and economically segregated communities must also cope with the effects of historical trauma and intergenerational racism, and presents the specific barriers that African-Americans face in obtaining needed services. Finally, the fact sheet presents ideas for providers on building supportive relationships with African-American children and families who have experienced complex trauma.en-UScomplex traumaAfrican American childrenfact sheetArticle