Secondary Traumatic Stress Core Competencies for Trauma-Informed Support and Supervision:
Cross-Disciplinary Version  
Identifies the core competencies that STS-informed supervisors in any discipline should have. This fact sheet defines terms, outlines benchmarks for each competency, and offers supervisors guidance on ways to better support their staff.

Secondary Traumatic Stress Core Competencies for Trauma-Informed Support and Supervision: Cross-Disciplinary Version Companion Document - Strategies and Resources to Support Implementation of Supervisor Competencies
A companion document to the Secondary Traumatic Stress Core Competencies for Trauma-Informed Support and Supervision: Cross-Disciplinary Version that offers further explanation, examples, and strategies for each benchmark. Supervisors can use this document to support their own growth and help put these competencies into action. There is also a list of supportive resources at the end of this document that offers further learning opportunities and more concrete strategies.

New Partner-in! Secondary Traumatic Stress Core Competencies in Trauma-Informed Supervision Self-Rating Tool
Walks users through each of the competencies in Secondary Traumatic Stress Core Competencies For Trauma-Informed Support and Supervision: Cross-Disciplinary Version. This tool allows users to rate themselves in each of the competency areas and offers information on which competencies the user has confidence in, needs more training in, or are not a part of their skill set. 

New Partner-in! Trauma ScreenTime
Provides staff in child-serving systems with best practices for trauma screening. The online courses help child-serving staff identify and support children suffering from traumatic stress as early as possible and connect those in need with effective services. The Trauma ScreenTIME online courses describe best practices in trauma screening and will help you develop a plan for implementing a screening process in your organization or setting. Currently, Trauma ScreenTIME includes two courses. The Core Course is appropriate for staff in all child-serving settings. The Schools Course is appropriate for staff in school settings.

New Research Brief! Age of Sexual Orientation Outness and Suicide Risk
This brief examines the association between LGBTQ youth’s age of coming out about their sexual orientation and suicide risk.

National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care  
The National Guidelines for Child and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Care offers best practices, implementation strategies, and practical guidance for the design and development of services that meet the needs of children, youth, and their families experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Additional technical guidance is provided in a companion report produced by SAMHSA in conjunction with the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, A Safe Place to Be: Crisis Stabilization Services and Other Supports for Children and Youth.

Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being  
The Surgeon General’s Framework for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being emphasizes the connection between the well-being of workers and the health of organizations. It offers a foundation and resources that can be used by workplaces of any size, across any industry. 

RECENT JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Addressing Grief Reactions Among Incarcerated Adolescents And Young Adults Using Trauma And Grief Component Therapy authored by Shannon Clow, Erna Olafson, Julian Ford, Michelle Moser, Michelle Slivinsky & Julie Kaplow determines whether male adolescents incarcerated in a juvenile justice facility would participate in and benefit from a grief-focused, evidence-based group treatment program. Few studies have examined the effectiveness of evidence-based, grief focused treatments for incarcerated adolescents, although these youths are reported to experience higher rates of bereavement than those in the general population.

Written by Ryan M. Hill, Benjamin Oosterhoff, Cheryl A. King, & Julie B. Kaplow, Open Trial Of A Brief, Web-Assisted Behavioral Intervention To Reduce Thwarted Belongingness And Suicidal Ideation Among Adolescents studies the Supporting Grieving Teens (SGT) programme which was created as a preventive intervention to reduce suicide risk among bereaved youth. Bereavement during childhood is associated with elevated rates of suicide-related behaviours among youth. However, no interventions explicitly address suicidal ideation among bereaved youth.

 

   

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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.