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  • Tri-Agency Letter on Trauma-Informed Treatment

    “This guidance letter is intended to encourage the integrated use of trauma-focused screening, functional assessments and evidence-based practices
  • Trauma Histories among Justice-Involved Youth: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

    “This study describes detailed trauma histories, mental health problems, and associated risk factors (i.e., academic problems, substance/alcohol us
  • Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States

    This is the key resource for current information about the commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States.
  • Webinar: A Trauma-Informed Effective Reinforcement System for Girls

    "The TLC TIER (Trauma Informed Effective Reinforcement) System for Girls is a female responsive, research-based model that offers short-term detent
  • The Role of Family Engagement in Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems

    "The need for trauma-informed juvenile justice systems to recognize and respond to trauma as it affects caregivers, to act in collaboration with al
  • First Step to Integrate Trauma-Informed Care: Ask Youths

    If you work with traumatized youth, you need to read this brief.
  • The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in the Lives of Juvenile Offenders

    While the negative influence of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on adults has been studied, the prevalence and impact of ACEs on juvenile offe
  • Trauma Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

    Many types of traumatic experiences occur in the lives of children and adolescents from all walks of life.
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