Trauma-informed Care

When a young person lives on the streets or in an abusive home, their brain develops differently than if they lived in a stable, safe environment.
“Screening homeless youth for histories of abuse: Prevalence, enduring effects, and interest in treatment” (abstract), Child Abuse & Neglect, 35(5), June 2011.
Maggie, Garney and Zach all used to be homeless, but they've now all found their own unique ways to stay healthy and happy. In this roundtable discussion, they define and explain well-being, one of the Family and Youth Services Bureau's four outcomes for runaway and homeless youth. Time: 5:09 | Size: 4.8 MB  
Maggie, Garney and Zach all used to be homeless, but they've now all found their own unique ways to stay healthy and happy. In this roundtable discussion, they define and explain well-being, one of the Family and Youth Services Bureau's four outcomes for runaway and homeless youth.
A preliminary study of group intervention along with basic canine training among traumatized teenagers: A three-month longitudinal study (abstract). Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 33, No. 10, October 2011.
Research suggests that most homeless youth have experienced multiple traumatic events both before becoming homeless and once on the street.Youth workers who take a trauma-informed approach ask their young people, "What's happened to you?" rather than "What's wrong with you?" As trauma-informed care has become standard at many youth-serving organizations, NCFY has...
Rachel Lloyd, founder and CEO of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, or GEMS, in New York, explains why runaway and homeless youth providers are so well-suited to combating sexual trafficking.
Rachel Lloyd, founder and CEO of Girls Educational and Mentoring Services, or GEMS, in New York, explains why runaway and homeless youth providers are so well-suited to combating sexual trafficking. Time: 4:53 | Size: 4.5 MB  
"Struggling to Survive: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer/Questioning Homeless Youth on the Streets of California" (PDF, 1496KB), California Homeless Youth Project, March 2011. What it’s about: This report discusses the reasons lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning, or LGBTQ, youth become homeless and the special challenges they face  on...
A new report released in October by Minnesota Indian Women’s Sexual Assault Coalition paints a grim but thorough portrait of the dangers facing Native women involved in prostitution.
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