When child welfare systems infuse trauma-informed care into everything they do, kids experience fewer placements and fare better in foster care, according to new Casey-funded research.
In a five-year study conducted by Child Trends, researchers focused on kids served by KVC Kansas, a nonprofit offering child welfare and behavioral health support through a public/private partnership with the Kansas Department of Children and Families. As part of the study, administrators, staff and foster parents received training on an evidence-based treatment model called Trauma Systems Therapy. Researchers then assessed the training’s impact on nearly 1,500 children in the KVC system who had been exposed to death or a serious injury, including physical, sexual and mental abuse.
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