About Us

To improve the health and functioning of infants, children, adolescents, and families coping with attachment difficulties, trauma symptoms, and significant behavioral-emotional challenges.
NC CTP was founded by three physicians dedicated to community and public health:
The founders created NC CTP as a training and implementation platform for Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). The original intent of the founders was to provide referrals and treatment for children who had experienced sexual abuse. As emerging research demonstrated the effectiveness of TF-CBT’s for treating other types of childhood trauma, the founders expanded the scope of NC CTP.
NC CTP‘s work with traumatized children was piloted in Northeastern North Carolina, using the NCTSN’s Learning Collaborative methodology as its training and implementation platform. It covered 28 counties and included work with a variety of agencies and providers, and showed that, with the right training, community clinicians can provide trauma-focused treatment to children and families with very good outcomes.
NC CTP took its work to a statewide level. Training in TF-CBT was expanded to include 90 counties in North Carolina.
NC CTP moved their administrative home to the Center for Child and Family Health, where they are still housed today.
In 2013, NC CTP received an annually recurring appropriation from the NC General Assembly for statewide program expansion. This appropriation supports statewide dissemination of evidence-based trauma treatments for children and adolescents birth through 21 years of age. NC CTP’s implementation platform can be applied to many types of treatments, such as training that covers the developmental impact of trauma including attachment and other co-occuring behavioral / emotional consequences.
The North Carolina Child Treatment Program trains approximately 250 mental health providers per year in one of the following evidence-based treatment (EBT) models:
Providers participate in a rigorous learning collaborative training process and work with CTP master trainers and consultants to become proficient in a specific treatment model. After successfully completing this process, they are included in the NC CTP roster of providers.
Providers must meet the following requirements to join the NC CTP roster:
If the provider has met these requirements, they will be added to the NC CTP roster of providers who are practicing evidence-based treatments. NC CTP audits this roster regularly to ensure that providers are maintaining high practice standards.
Use our roster to find a provider.
NC CTP-rostered providers practice throughout the state of North Carolina, serving children in a variety of practice settings, including:
NC CTP has developed NC POP – the North Carolina Performance and Outcomes Platform. NC POP is a software program that:
NC CTP strongly believes in the power of collaboration. We are using our experience, data, and innovative processes to:
NC CTP funding sources to date:
The North Carolina Child Treatment Program is proud and honored to partner with the following organizations:
Reach out with any questions or if you want to learn more about any of our programs or training opportunities.