Together, we are the beginning of mental health trauma’s end. A National Children’s Alliance (NCA)-backed program focused on strengthening the psychological resilience of children, we deliver holistic mental health training that’s evidence-based and data proven.
Nationally focused and funded, we take the passion of our trainees and align it with the highest standards in mental health education to inspire support, create solutions, marshal resources, and amplify a single-minded approach that commands better mental health outcomes for children.
The NCA Institute is now an Approved Continuing Education Provider with the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC)!
We are proud to support the ongoing educational needs of clinicians and their teams. Thanks to this partnership with NBCC, all of our clinical trainings are eligible for continuing education credits toward certification.
Our full 2025 calendar of NCA Institute trainings is live! All CAC movement professionals: please access our calendar below and contact us to register if you’re not affiliated with a member CAC.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) can hurt for a lifetime. But, child trauma is not a life sentence. Not with the latest science-backed therapy models to help kids heal and go back to being kids. See how therapists help kids with these treatments, and how they can improve outcomes for kids: stopping PTSD, ending substance use problems and self-harm, and even improving grades and medical problems.
Many of the top scientific minds in the child welfare, research, legal, and government fields work with the NCA Institute or have appeared on NCA’s One in Ten podcast. Get a deep dive into the evidence based through fascinating conversations with the experts.
National Children’s Alliance (NCA) is proud to launch the new NCA Institute for Better Mental Health Outcomes (the NCA Institute), a new academy focused on strengthening the workforce that addresses child trauma. Offering meaningful, measurable value to children, families, clinicians, and the constellation of professionals that assist kids after abuse, the Institute delivers holistic mental health training that’s evidence-based and affordable for Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC)-connected professionals. Continuously at the forefront of mental health healing practices, the Institute is built on the belief that where research leads, better training follows. Nationally focused and funded, NCA Institute takes the passion of its trainees and aligns it with the highest standards in mental health education to inspire support, create solutions, marshal resources, and amplify a single-minded approach that commands better mental health outcomes for children. Support for the NCA Institute comes from Balenciaga; the Kering Foundation, working to break the intergenerational cycle of abuse and eradicate gender-based violence; and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) as part of its Global Health Initiative (GHI), supporting quality health care accessible to all.