NCTSN BENCH CARD for the trauma-informed judge

Chris Engel 5/21/136:00 PM

"Research has conclusively demonstrated that court-involved children and adolescents present with extremely high rates of traumatic stress caused by their adverse life experiences. In the court setting, we may perceive these youth as inherently disrespectful, defiant, or antisocial, when, in fact, their disruptive behavior may be better understood in the context of traumatic stress disorders. These two Bench Cards provide judges with useful questions and guidelines to help them make decisions based on the emerging scientific findings in the traumatic stress field...."

http://www.nctsnet.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/judge_bench_cards_final.pdf

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