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Monthly Talk Series-February
Avoiding Activation Avoidance: In developmental trauma work, activation avoidance is not a lack of readiness or willingness to do the work - it is a protective intelligence shaped by early experiences where activation often led to danger, overwhelm, abandonment, or relational rupture.
When activation once meant things got worse, the nervous system learns that staying under the radar is safer than moving toward aliveness.
Monthly Talk Series-January
This is a prerecorded live event on January 16, 2026. You will receive the previous recorded webinar.
Shame is one of the most powerful forces shaping how we see ourselves, our bodies, and our relationships—yet it often hides in plain sight. In this 1.5-hour live webinar with Josh and Steve, we’ll gently illuminate the roots of shame and explore how it’s woven into early attachment experiences, family and cultural messages, and trauma.
DTTI Parent Forum
DTTI Parent Forum is a supportive, skills-based Zoom group created for parents and caregivers raising children impacted by Developmental Trauma (DT). This forum offers a steady, welcoming space to learn, connect, and build confidence—while gaining practical tools you can apply immediately at home.
Developmental Trauma Disorder: A Legacy of Attachment Trauma in Victimized Children
Developmental trauma disorder (DTD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have been found to have both shared and unique traumatic antecedents. The present study was an independent replication, with the DTD Structured Interview and the Traumatic Events Screening Instrument administered to 271 children in mental health treatment in six U.S. sites.
When Nowhere Is Safe: Interpersonal Trauma and Attachment Adversity as Antecedents of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Developmental Trauma Disorder
Developmental trauma disorder (DTD) has been proposed as clinical framework for the sequelae of complex trauma exposure in children. In this study, we investigated whether DTD is associated with different traumatic antecedents than posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Unseen wounds: The contribution of psychological maltreatment to child and adolescent mental health and risk outcomes.
For this study, we evaluated the independent and additive predictive effects of psychological maltreatment on an array of behavioural problems, symptoms, and disorders in a large national sample of clinic-referred children and adolescents drawn from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Core Data Set.
