Offers guidance to help those working with youth involved in multiple systems (YIMS) and their families to use a traumatic stress perspective and provide trauma-informed care.
Search
Defines the elements of a trauma-informed child welfare system.
Describes what comprehensive care for children in the child welfare system looks like.
Addresses trauma screening and assessment for parents and children in the child welfare system, with a focus on how information gained through screening can help inform casework practice, improve family engagement, and guide decision-making regard
Is designed for those working with youth involved in multiple systems using the Crossover Youth Practice Model. This supplement is a brief version of A Trauma-Informed Guide for Working with Youth Involved in Multiple Systems developed specifically for staff...
Discusses the many transitions experienced by, and the challenges transitions pose for, young traumatized children in the child welfare system.
Discusses how child-serving systems can improve their response to the needs of youth that cross over from child welfare to juvenile justice.
Describes the prevalence and impact of trauma on children in the child welfare system and the rationale for trauma screening and assessment.
Describes how the film Removed gives foster parents a vivid picture of what it must be like for children entering the foster care system.
Describes the impact of traumatic separation, attachment, and attachment disruption on children and adolescents.