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Trauma Screening in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned from Five States

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Lang, JM; Ake, G; Barto, B; Caringi, J; Little, C; Baldwin, MJ; Sullivan, K; Tunno, AM; Bodian, R; Joy Stewart, C; Stevens, K; Connell, CM
Published in: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma
December 1, 2017

Children in the child welfare system experience high rates of exposure to potentially traumatic events, which are associated with significant impairments in safety, permanency, and well-being. However, child welfare systems have not routinely screened children for trauma, and little is known about such efforts. This paper describes five statewide and tribal projects to implement trauma screening for children in the child welfare system as part of broader, trauma informed care initiatives. Findings indicate that implementation strategies varied considerably but that screening generally resulted in identification of high rates of trauma exposure, trauma symptoms and service referrals. Further, screening was generally perceived favorably by child welfare workers and mental health professionals. However, wide variations were observed in the number of children screened, suggesting that more research is needed to identify optimal strategies. Lessons learned are described and recommendations made for implementing trauma screening in state or tribal child welfare systems.

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Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

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1936-153X

ISSN

1936-1521

Publication Date

December 1, 2017

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

405 / 416

Related Subject Headings

  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Lang, J. M., Ake, G., Barto, B., Caringi, J., Little, C., Baldwin, M. J., … Connell, C. M. (2017). Trauma Screening in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned from Five States. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 10(4), 405–416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-017-0155-y
Lang, J. M., G. Ake, B. Barto, J. Caringi, C. Little, M. J. Baldwin, K. Sullivan, et al. “Trauma Screening in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned from Five States.” Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma 10, no. 4 (December 1, 2017): 405–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-017-0155-y.
Lang JM, Ake G, Barto B, Caringi J, Little C, Baldwin MJ, et al. Trauma Screening in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned from Five States. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. 2017 Dec 1;10(4):405–16.
Lang, J. M., et al. “Trauma Screening in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned from Five States.” Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, vol. 10, no. 4, Dec. 2017, pp. 405–16. Scopus, doi:10.1007/s40653-017-0155-y.
Lang JM, Ake G, Barto B, Caringi J, Little C, Baldwin MJ, Sullivan K, Tunno AM, Bodian R, Joy Stewart C, Stevens K, Connell CM. Trauma Screening in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned from Five States. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. 2017 Dec 1;10(4):405–416.
Journal cover image

Published In

Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

DOI

EISSN

1936-153X

ISSN

1936-1521

Publication Date

December 1, 2017

Volume

10

Issue

4

Start / End Page

405 / 416

Related Subject Headings

  • 5203 Clinical and health psychology
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
  • 1701 Psychology