The purpose and overall goal of this tutorial is to help early childhood mental health consultants, as well as Early Head Start and Head Start staff, understand what is meant by trauma, recognize the developmental context of trauma in early childhood, and extend their own knowledge for intervention through consultation. Early childhood mental health consultants must be prepared to recognize and address trauma in a way that supports and protects the child and his or her family, enables Early Head Start and Head Start staff to respond effectively, and links children and their families to valuable resources and, when needed, effective therapeutic intervention.