Creating trauma-informed systems: child welfare, education, first responders, health care, juvenile justice

dc.contributor.authorKo, S. J., Ford, J. D., Kassam-Adams, N., Berkowitz, S. J., Wilson, C., Wong, M., ... & Layne, C. M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-03T17:48:31Z
dc.date.available2016-10-03T17:48:31Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractChildren and adolescents who are exposed to traumatic events are helped by numerous child-serving agencies, including health, mental health, education, child welfare, first responder, and criminal justice systems to assist them in their recovery. Service providers need to incorporate a trauma-informed perspective in their practices to enhance the quality of care for these children. This includes making sure that children and adolescents are screened for trauma exposure; that service providers use evidence-informed practices; that resources on trauma are available to providers, survivors, and their families; and that there is a continuity of care across service systems. This article reviews how traumatic stress impacts children and adolescents' daily functioning and how various service systems approach trauma services differently. It also provides recommendations for how to make each of these service systems more trauma informed and an appendix detailing resources in the National Child Traumatic Stress Network that have been produced to meet this objective. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationKo, S. J., Ford, J. D., Kassam-Adams, N., Berkowitz, S. J., Wilson, C., Wong, M., ... & Layne, C. M. (2008). Creating trauma-informed systems: child welfare, education, first responders, health care, juvenile justice. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 39(4), 396.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.mhcc.org.au/media/25289/berkowitz-ford-ko-2008.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/2972
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherProfessional Psychology: Research and Practiceen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectprofessionalsen_US
dc.subjecttrainingen_US
dc.subjectcooperationen_US
dc.titleCreating trauma-informed systems: child welfare, education, first responders, health care, juvenile justiceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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