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For Children Who Have Been Abused, Neglected, or Separated From Their Families

Links to resources addressing the trauma experienced by children who have been abused, neglected, or separated from their families.

Adaptation Guidelines for Serving Latino Children and Families Affected by Trauma
Workgroup on Adapting Latino Services, Chadwick Center for Children and Families (2008)
Offers guidelines addressing a number of key priority areas to fit the needs of traumatized Latino children and families, including assessment, provision of therapy, policy, organizational competence, and more.

Assessment-Based Treatment for Traumatized Children: A Trauma Assessment Pathway (TAP)
Chadwick Center for Children and Families
Describes a two-part treatment model that incorporates assessment triage and essential components of trauma treatment into clinical pathways. The website includes a manual, training program, handouts, videos, and additional resources.

Child Abuse and Neglect Through the Lens of Trauma (PDF - 111 KB)
DC Action for Children (2007)
Discusses symptoms and resiliency in children traumatized by abuse and neglect as well as treatment options.

Child Trauma and Resource Families
National Resource Center for Family-Centered Practice and Permanency Planning (2005)
Information on trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, and resources for coping with terrorism.

Child Trauma: The Role of Public Policy (PDF - 450 KB)
Gerrity
Focal Point, 21(1), 2007
Discusses the impact of Federal, State, and local government policies in promoting increased understanding of and effective response to child traumatic stress. Analysis of current policy issues and areas for improvement is included.

Children and Traumatic Incident Reduction: Creative and Cognitive Approaches
Volkman (Ed.) (2007)
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Describes the Traumatic Incidence Reduction technique and other strategies used to help children cope with trauma.

Early Intervention as Prevention: Addressing Trauma in Young Children (PDF - 447 KB)
Groves
Focal Point, 21(1), 2007
Focuses on the need for early intervention to address child traumatic stress in young children and describes the characteristics of effective intervention.

The Experience of Trauma Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Participants in the Women Recovering From Abuse Program (WRAP)
Parker, Fourt, Langmuir, Dallton, & Classen
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 6(2), 2007
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Presents the results of a study that evaluated how women with a history of child maltreatment experienced the Women Recovering from Abuse Program, an existing intensive group treatment program.

National Center for Trauma Informed Care
Assists publicly-funded agencies, programs, and services in making the shift to a more supportive and integrated environment that benefits both systems and consumers and is empowering for trauma survivors.

Research, Policy, and Practice in Children's Mental Health: Traumatic Stress/Child Welfare (PDF - 2368 KB)
Focal Point, 21(1), 2007
Articles relating to child traumatic stress for children involved in the child welfare system, the causes and effects of traumatic stress, as well as evidence-based treatments, and prevention strategies.

Resources for Parents and Caregivers
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Information about child traumatic stress and how to help traumatized children.

Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center (2005)
Online training on trauma-focused, cognitive-behavioral therapy, a therapy used in the treatment of adolescents and youth who have experienced trauma.

Traumatic Stress/Child Welfare (PDF – 2368 KB)
Focal Point, 21(1), 2007
Focuses on child traumatic stress, particularly as experienced by children involved in the child welfare system, addressing the causes and effects of traumatic stress, evidence-based treatments, and prevention strategies.

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