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NCTSN Resource
Resource Description
Outlines the environment of care in juvenile institutions. This brief, written by Sue Burrell at the Youth Law Center, describes incarceration as a traumatic event, how to do trauma-informed care in institutions, how to create a safe environment, protect against re-traumatization, challenges to creating a trauma-informed environment of care, and best practices and support for a trauma-informed environment.
Published in 2013