Trauma-informed Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF): A Randomized Controlled Trial with a Two-Generation Impact

Laurie Udesky 1/8/1812:51 PM

Caregivers of young children enrolled in the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF) who participated in a trauma-informed peer support group are more likely to gain self-sufficiency, overcome depressive symptoms and reduce the burden of developmental problems in their children than TANF enrollees who do not have access to trauma-informed peer support, according to a newly-released study in the Journal of Child and Family Studies.

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