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Chadwick Center for Children and Families, 2008
This document is a resource for service providers who work with Latino families who have experienced traumatic events. The authors cover 12 policy areas, including assessment, therapy, organizational competence, and policy, with an overview of issues, recommendations for improving practice, and resources for each area.
Osofsky, J.D., Action Plan Update, October 2001
The authors of this report summarize the accomplishments of the Federal Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in breaking the cycle of violence. Topics include data on victimization trends, effective and promising strategies, and Federal programs since 1996.
O'Keefe, M. and Lebovics, S., The Prevention Researcher, 12 (1), 2005, p. 3-7
The authors of this article discuss common reactions by adolescents who witness interparental violence and some of the ways in which exposure may impede their development. Compared to youth from non-violent homes, adolescent witnesses have higher rates of aggression, more fatalistic views of the future, and increased risk for delinquency, school truancy and other risky behaviors.
Pilowsky, D.J., Keyes, K.M., Hasin, D.S., American Journal of Public Health, 99 (2), 2009, p. 258-263
Using data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions, the authors investigate the association between adverse events in childhood and adolescence and lifetime alcohol dependence in a representative sample of American adults. They conclude that individuals who experienced 2 or more adverse childhood events are at increased risk for lifetime alcohol dependence.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2004
Sowers, K.M. and Rowe, W., Special Issue on Children, Violence and Mental Health, 4 (1), 2008
In this issue, the authors discuss research findings from the five year national process and outcome evaluation of the Safe Start Demonstration communities, and from innovative research projects designed and executed by six demonstration sites. Topics include service recommendations, building resiliency, crisis intervention for exposure to intimate partner violence, role of law enforcement and other service sectors, and recommendations for mental health systems.
Institute for Safe Families, 2006
Mihalic, S., Fagan, A., Irwin, K., Ballard, D., Elliott, D., Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Report, 2004
After reviewing more than 600 programs, the Blueprints initiative identified 11 model programs and 21 promising programs that prevent violence and drug use and treat youth with problem behaviors. In this report, published by the University of Colorado Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, the authors include lessons learned from the Blueprints program implementation and recommendations for program designers and funders.
National Center on Family Homelessness, 2008
Starling, S.P., Heisler, K.W., Paulson, J.F., Youmans, E., Pediatrics, 123 (4), April 2009, p. e595-e602
In this study, the authors surveyed program directors and third-year residents at 67 residency programs to measure the level of knowledge, comfort, and training related to the medical management of child abuse among pediatrics, emergency medicine, and family medicine programs. Their findings indicate that pediatric programs provide far more training and resources for child abuse education than emergency medicine and family medicine programs.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 57 (1), Winter 2006
In this special issue, written in collaboration with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the authors examine child trauma as it affects both dependency and delinquency issues that come before the court. Topics include the impact of trauma on child development, pathways from child maltreatment to delinquency and the role of the family court judge, trauma-informed custody decisions, supporting children in the child welfare and juvenile court systems, trauma interventions and systems change in rural areas.
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 59 (4) Juvenile and Family Court Journal, 2008
This special issue, written in collaboration with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, builds on the 2006 special issue on Child Trauma. In both issues, the authors focus on the impact that trauma has on children and families, and how trauma affects the experience of children and youth who come before the court. Topics include a systems integration approach to helping children heal from trauma, a court response to children who have been traumatized, best practices, obtaining information from children, and how to maintain emotional health while working with trauma.
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health, Focal Point: Research, Policy, and Practice in Children's Mental Health: Traumatic Stress/Child Welfare, 21 (1), Winter 2007, p. 27-30
The authors of this article argue that public policy decisions play a pivotal role in prevention, service, and treatment efforts for children who have been affected by traumatic events, and that good public policy requires strong collaborative relationships among policy leaders, affected families, and all those who work with traumatized children. Topics include need for information at the systems level, policy implications, and current policy issues.
Evans, G.W. and Schamberg, M.A., Social Sciences - Psychology, PNAS, 106 (16), 2009, p. 6545-6549
Baker, L.L., Jaffe, P.G., Ashbourne, L., 2002
The authors of this guide, published by the Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System, Ontario, Canada, provide strategies for early childhood educators to help children under 5 years old who are exposed to violence in the home. The strategies are designed to help affected children regain a sense of predictability, consistency, and safey, and to provide support the affected parent. Topics include the impact of domestic violence on children, how to recognize the signs of exposure, how to support children and deal with challenging behaviors, and resources for parents who may be adult victims.
Vuong, L., Silva, F., Marchionna, S., Focus, 2009
The authors of this article review the research through 2007 about the types of violence and the effects on children and what programs might mitigate the trauma in both the short and long term. They include a list of promising prevention and intervention programs to break the cycle of violence.
Family Violence Prevention Fund, 2009
The authors developed this three-hour curriculum, Power Point presentation and related tools for use in child welfare settings with foster parents, kin caregivers, and adoptive parents with all levels of experience in caring for children who have been exposed to domestic violence. Topics include a basic training session on the dynamics of domestic violence, the impact of exposure to domestic violence on children, and strategies for supporting children.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Finkelhor, D. and Ormrod, R., Juvenile Justice Bulletin, September 2001
The authors of this report draw on the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) to provide data on the frequency and nature of crimes against children committed by babysitters. Topics include incidence, likelihood of causing child injury, and recommended precautions.
B. Groves, 2007
Focal Point: Research, Policy, and Practice in Children's Mental Health, 21, (1) Winter (Special Issue on Traumatic Stress/Child Welfare), p. 16-18
This issue of Focal Point is devoted to child traumatic stress, particularly as it is found among children and adolescents involved with the child welfare system, and examines current knowledge about the most effective treatments. Articles include Traumatic Stress and the Child Welfare System, Evidence-Based Treatment for Children in Child Welfare, and Early Intervention as Prevention: Addressing Trauma in Young Children.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2009
National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2005
Finkelhor, D. and Jones, L.M., Juvenile Justice Bulletin, January 2004
The authors of this report discuss six plausible explanations for the decline in sexual abuse cases: (1) increasing conservatism within child protective service; (2) exclusion of cases that do not involve caretakers; (3) changes in CPS data collection methods; (4) less reporting to CPS; (5) a diminishing reservoir of older cases; and (6) a real decline in the incidence of sexual abuse.
National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2005
Arean, J.C., 2008
M. Deitch, M., Barstow, A., Lukens, L., Reyna, R., 2009
In this report from the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the authors argue that children under the age of 12 do not belong in the adult criminal justice system, regardless of the seriousness of their offense. Topics include differences in brain function of children and adults, lack of programming for children in the adult criminal justice system, suitability of the juvenile justice system for preadolescent offenders, and recommendations for policy-makers.
Litton, L., 2007
In this Guide, published by the St. Louis County Greenbook Initiative, a coalition of the Missouri Department of Social Services, Family Court of St. Louis County, and other key partners, the authors analyze current policies and procedures in co-occurrence cases and ways to address existing challenges. The Guide is intended to serve as a framework to assist attorneys, judges, social service providers, and volunteers working with families in co-occurrence cases.
National Center for Children in Poverty, 2009
Johnson, K. and Rosenthal, J., 2009
Department of Health, London, England, 2009
Birman, D., Ho, J., Pulley, E.,Batia, K., Everson, M.L., Ellis, H., Betancourt, T.S., Gonzalez, A, 2005
CW 360, Spring 2009
National Center for Children in Poverty, 2007
Research shows that many disparities in health and well-being are rooted in early childhood. These disparities reflect gaps in access to services, unequal treatment, adverse congenital health conditions, and exposures to elevated community and family risks. In this brief, the authors summarize the issue, describe relevant research, and recommend strategies for state early childhood systems to improve their services and reduce disparities.
The Foundation Review, 1 (1), p. 96-114
In this article, published by Community Science and Neighborworks America, the authors examine success factors of 11 community change initiatives that achieved and sustained positive impacts. They link long-term positive impacts to changes in institutions' policies and practices and development of new strategies that address root causes of social problems.
Cohen, E. and Walthall, B., 2003
Cooper, J.L., Masi, R., Vick, J., 2009
This brief, published by the National Center for Children in Poverty, outlines the risks faced by young children with social, emotional, and behavioral problems in the foster care system. Topics include the needs of young children, family environmental risk factors, the influence of race and ethnicity, practice barriers, and policy recommendations.
Davies, E., Brazzell, D., La Vigne, N., Shollenberger, T., 2008
Urban Institute researchers collaborated with Big Brothers, Big Sisters organizations in Baltimore, Milwaukee, and Washington, D.C. to conduct focus groups with the mentors of children whose parents are incarcerated. Topics include the children's living situations, relationships with parents, and emotional and behavioral outcomes. Findings indicate considerable variation between children with incarcerated mothers and those with incarcerated fathers.
Gorin, S., 2004
National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 2004
McCurley, C. and Snyder, H.N., Juvenile Justice Bulletin, July 2004
The authors of this report present data on victims of violent juvenile crime obtained from the National Incident-Based Reporting System for 1997 and 1998. Nineteen percent of the victims of nonfatal violent crimes were victimized by a juvenile offender, and most victims were juveniles, and nearly all victims know the offender.
Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System, Ontario, Canada, 2006
This study is a collaborative effort of the London Police Service and the Centre for Children and Family's Child Witness Project. Researchers reviewed hundred of case files from a three-year period, and interviewed 17 young people (and their parents) who experienced or witnessed peer violence. The authors describe the key findings of this study, from the decision by a young victim to report the crime through to sentencing in court. The report includes recommendations for schools, police, prosecutors, and those who help young witnesses prepare for court.
