States Explore Trauma Screening in the Child Welfare System [ChronicleOfSocialChange.org]

Samantha Sangenito 8/3/1712:43 PM

As trauma-informed initiatives have multiplied in recent years, more child welfare agencies are now grappling with how to properly screen for trauma.

Along with access to trauma-focused, evidence-based treatments and staff training, screening is a key part of building a trauma-informed system. But that approach has until recently had relatively little traction in the child welfare field.

According to a new paper that looks at the implementation of a recent wave of trauma screening initiatives in five states, child welfare agencies can help steer thousands of children to treatment related to their exposure to traumatic events.

[For more of this story, written by Jeremy Loudenback, go to https://chronicleofsocialchang...welfare-system/27685]

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