Complex Trauma: In Juvenile Justice System-Involved Youth

Date

2016

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Volume Title

Publisher

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

Abstract

This 7-page fact sheet delineates the path from complex trauma exposure to involvement in the juvenile justice system; describes the “survival-oriented coping” that youth adopt to manage their lives; and explores the many challenges these youth face in managing their emotions, physical responses, and impulses. The fact sheet presents recommendations for judges and juvenile justice program administrators, parents and family members, and adults who supervise youth.

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Keywords

complex trauma, fact sheet, juvenile justice system-involved youth

Citation

Complex Trauma Treatment Network of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (2016). Complex trauma: In Juvenile Justice System-Involved Youth. Los Angeles, CA, & Durham, NC: National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.

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