Being Anti-Racist is Central to Trauma-Informed Care: Principles of an Anti-Racist, Trauma-Informed Organization
Offers actionable principles and strategies that organizations can implement to make the move toward fundamental transformation. Our nation is at a critical precipice for reimagining how to improve access to and quality of the services for children, families, and communities throughout the United States (US) who have been traumatized by the current and historical impacts of anti-Black racism, as well as to dismantle the white supremacy culture that continues to uphold this racism. The goal of this resource is to light a fire in the bellies of systems, their leaders, and their agents to adopt conscious efforts and actions that promote equity, healing, and justice.

Child Neglect and Trauma: A Fact Sheet for Providers
Offers child-serving providers information about child neglect and trauma. This fact sheet describes what child neglect is, if it is a traumatic experience, how neglect impacts children, factors that might be related to trauma, and how providers can identify children who may be experiencing neglect. It also discusses how child welfare defines and responds to neglect, how providers can support families who have experienced neglect, as well as the impact of child neglect on providers.

A Trauma-Informed Guide for Working with Youth Involved in Multiple Systems
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. This resource guide uses two case vignettes throughout to illustrate the concepts within. It describes what trauma and recovery might look like for YIMS, trauma-informed practices that could be beneficial, using trauma-informed screening and assessment with YIMS, engaging in trauma-informed case planning and intervention, and managing secondary traumatic stress for providers.

Trauma-Focused Practice Supplement for the Crossover Youth Practice Model
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 working with youth who are currently or have been involved in the child welfare, juvenile justice, and other systems. After a brief description of the CYPM, real world examples are provided that highlight five distinct steps of trauma-informed practice with crossover youth.

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launch
Offers 24/7 access to trained counselors who can help people experiencing mental health-related distress. People can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org for themselves or if they are worried about a loved one who may need crisis support. 988 serves as a universal entry point so that no matter where you live in the United States, you can reach a trained crisis counselor who can help.

RECENT JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Puerto Rican Youth In A Post-Disaster Context: Tailoring, Implementation, And Program Evaluation Outcomes, written by Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, Aubrey R. Dueweke, Andel Nicasio, Michael A.de Arellano, Susana Rivera, Judith A. Cohen, Anthony P. Mannarino & Regan W. Stewart looks at the training of mental health providers in Puerto Rico in TF-CBT as part of a clinical implementation project within the largest managed behavioral health organization (MBHO) on the island. It also conducts a program evaluation to determine the feasibility of implementation and the effectiveness of the treatment.

Authored by Ilana S. Berman, Heather T. Pane Seifert & Ernestine C. Briggs, Treatment Considerations for Youth Exposed to Interpersonal Violence provides a review of considerations to explore when selecting or recommending interventions to match the context of the presenting youth. It also briefly presents information on several evidence-based treatments commonly utilized and delineates relevant targets the selected interventions are designed to address.

 

   

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This project was funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The views, policies, and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAMHSA or HHS.