Trauma-informed Care

We're re-posting a piece we published last December about youth crisis hotlines, because it turns out, summer is a time many youth find themselves on the streets.
Trauma-informed care approaches are important but limited, according to Susan McKenzie-Mohr, primary author of “Responding to the Needs of Youth Who are Homeless: Calling for Politicized Trauma-Informed Intervention” (abstract).
If you ever bought a "Stop Family Violence" stamp from the post office, you helped to fund the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' work to combat domestic violence.
The young man was one of the most challenging clients Michelle Hall had ever encountered. He fought with staff and seemed deeply unhappy. What turned him around and helped him recover from trauma were video games.
"That Which Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger: Runaway Youths' Resilience to Depression in the Family Context." American Journal of Orthospychiatry, Vol. 80, No. 2, April 2010.
The Indian Health Service funds 11 regional centers across the country that treat Native youth with substance abuse problems. We spoke to Skye Bass, an IHS public health specialist, about the culturally specific approach used by the Youth Regional Treatment Centers.  
The Family and Youth Services Bureau's Street Outreach Program funds organizations that provide street-based services to runaway, homeless and street youth who have been subjected to, or are at risk of being subjected to, sexual abuse, prostitution or sexual exploitation. These services, which are provided in areas where street youth congregate, are designed to assist youth in making healthy...
Through this grant opportunity, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will provide training and technical assistance to help youth-serving programs in Alaska reduce disparities among young people who need social services. One organization will receive funding to provide community-based training and technical assistance to ensure services and support for all Alaska Native youth...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration seeks applicants for the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress. Part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, the center develops and maintains the collaborative network structure, supports resource development and dissemination and coordinates the network’s national child trauma education and training efforts. Read the...
Meeting Survivors' Needs Through Non-Residential Domestic Violence Services & Supports: Results of a Multi-State Study, National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, 2011.
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