Childhood Trauma Impacts: Selected Resources
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Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice
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The resources listed here are envisioned to be part of an evolving, “living” list.
Please “comment” at the bottom of the page with any questions, suggestions, additions, updates, or errors.
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What is “Trauma-Informed” ? Working Definition:
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A program, organization, or system that is “trauma-informed”
realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery;
recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in clients, families, staff, and others involved with the system; and
responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices, and seeks to actively
resists re-traumatization
(SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma-Informed )
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that leads public health efforts to advance the behavioral health of the nation.
http://www.samhsa.gov/nctic/trauma-interventions
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5. Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice
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What is a “Trauma-Informed” Juvenile Justice system? A TARGETed Approach
http://jjie.org/what-is-a-trauma-informed-juvenile-justice-system-a-targeted-approach/262166/
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Why Juvenile Justice Reform needs Child Welfare at the table
http://jjie.org/2017/05/15/why-juvenile-justice-reform-needs-child-welfare-at-the-table/
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Trauma-Informed Child and Family Services (NCTSN)
http://www.nctsn.org/resources/topics/creating-trauma-informed-systems
http://www.nctsn.org/resources/topics/juvenile-justice-system
http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/jj_ee_final.pdf
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We need to understand how to provide Trauma-Informed care
http://youthtoday.org/2016/07/we-need-to-understand-how-to-provide-trauma-informed-care/
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Philadelphia will pilot a trauma-informed facility for arrested youth
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Public Health to oversee King County juvenile detention reorganization (Seattle)
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New Hub Resource: Smart, Safe and Fair: Strategies to prevent youth violence, heal victims of crimes and reduce racial inequality
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Wrapping Around the Kids: Police and Child Treatment Center Collaborate in Albany NY
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Trauma-Informed Policing
http://www.officer.com/article/12353704/trauma-informed-policing-in-juvenile-justice
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First Responders in the ACE and Resilience Movement: Addressing Secondary Trauma and Building Community
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Police, Domestic Violence and Childhood Trauma
http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/Cops_Kids_DV_print_packet.pdf
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GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation
http://www.samhsa.gov/gains-center
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Emerging Issues in Behavioral Health and the Criminal Justice System: SAMHSA
http://www.samhsa.gov/criminal-juvenile-justice/behavioral-health-criminal-justice
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We need to address Mental, Behavioral Health in kids who land in Justice System
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The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) in theLives of Juvenile Offenders
https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/9466/b7ff1b7dd08ecb668a5836f89ed03d3638d5.pdf
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Florida study confirms link between juvenile offenders and ACEs
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Victimization and Trauma Experienced by Children and Youth: Implications for Legal Advocates (Issue Brief)
The brief cites efforts towards trauma-competent legal services in Ohio, New York, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, and Connecticut.
http://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/safestart/IB7_VictimizationTrauma_LegalAdvocates.pdf
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ABA Policy on Trauma-Informed Advocacy for Children and Youth
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Getting Therapy Instead of Serving Time
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Children in Prison [Equal Justice Initiative]
http://eji.org/children-prison
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The United States’ War on Youth: From Schools to Debtors’ Prisons (Henry A. Giroux)
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38044-america-s-war-on-youth-from-schools-to-debtors-prisons
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Balancing Science with Justice for Violent Teens
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Kids in Solitary in Philadelphia Jails
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Solitary Confinement and Teens
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Obama Bans Solitary Confinement For Juveniles In Federal Prisons
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Missed Opportunities: Preventing Youth in the Child Welfare system From Entering the Juvenile Justice System, Citizens for Juvenile Justice
“…Massachusetts’ Safe and Supportive School law as a practice that may positively impact young people involved in both the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.”
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Youth of Color and the Juvenile Justice System
http://jjie.org/series/youth-of-color-and-the-juvenile-justice-system/
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Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms are Associated with the Frequency and Severity of Delinquency Among Detained Boys
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Trauma Among Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
http://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/trauma_among_girls_in_the_jj_system_2014.pdf
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One hundred percent of female juvenile offenders now receiving mental health treatment (Cleveland)
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We Must Decriminalize Trauma for Girls with Histories of Abuse or Neglect
http://jjie.org/we-must-decriminalize-trauma-for-girls-with-histories-of-abuse-or-neglect/250299/
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Safety at a Girls Secure Juvenile Justice Facility
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“Safe Babies” Court
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Essential Components of Trauma Informed Judicial Practice
http://www.nasmhpd.org/sites/default/files/JudgesEssential_5%201%202013finaldraft.pdf
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Developing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) School-Justice Partnerships: Technical Assistance Tools
http://www.ncjfcj.org/SJP-MOU-Toolkit.
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A SYSTEM of care for traumatized children
https://acestoohigh.com/2017/03/14/a-system-of-care-for-traumatized-children/
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Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Guiding Principles
https://www.ncjfcj.org/Vision21-LSC-Guiding-Principles
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Why Trauma-Informed Courts are Important
http://jjie.org/why-trauma-informed-courts-are-important/321540/
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What We Know, and What the Court System Is Learning
http://www.sainta.org/what-we-know-and-what-the-court-system-is-learning/
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Trauma-Informed Care for Juvenile Justice Staff Must Include Self-Care
http://jjie.org/trauma-informed-care-for-juvenile-justice-staff-must-include-self-care/294114/
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Neuroscience Suggests the Justice System May Be Too Harsh on Young Adults
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2016/10/the-justice-system-young-adults.html
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Who’s a Kid? [Dana Goldstein in ‘The Marshall Project’]
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2016/10/27/who-s-a-kid#.vm1NrGpjA
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U.S. Attorney General’s report: “Defending Childhood”
This website, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), provides resources to stop child abuse and end child trauma. Resources include a detailed written report “Defending Childhood”.
https://www.justice.gov/defendingchildhood
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“Changing Minds” from Defending Childhood
“Attorney General Eric Holder launched a program in 2010 called Defending Childhood, and last week Holder announced the launch of “Changing Minds,” to help adults heal children exposed to trauma. The former attorney general explains further in this Guest Post:”
https://www.washingtonpost.com…ood-trauma/#comments
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“THRIVE”: Expanding Trauma-Informed System of Care Practices in Maine: A Partnership with Juvenile Justice, Families, and Youth
Healing the Invisible Wounds: Children’s Exposure to Violence A Guide for Families
http://www.ojjdp.gov/programs/safestart/HealingTheInvisibleWounds.pdf
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“School to Prison Pipeline” priorities
Spending comparisons schools vs. prisons, state by state
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Leaders Collaborating to Advance Positive School Discipline in Indiana
“However, in order to foster positive school discipline practices, school systems across the state could benefit from access to sustainable funding sources for culturally-responsive, multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) that incorporate traumainformed care and restorative justice principles”
http://media.ibj.com/Lawyer/websites/opinions/index.php?pdf=2016/july/CPLISummitReport.pdf (PAGE 3)
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Measuring the impact: Schools struggle from multiple angles with incarceration
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*** Research Journal Article Links ***
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Looking Forward: A Research and Policy Agenda for Creating Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Systems
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The Impact of Trauma on Child Development
http://www.psychceu.com/nctsn/Putnam.impact.pdf
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Trauma histories among justice-involved youth: findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3714673/
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Pathways from Traumatic Child Victimization to Delinquency: Implications for Juvenile and Permanency Court Proceedings and Decisions
http://www.nctsnet.org/nctsn_assets/pdfs/edu_materials/Winter%2006_Ford_et_al.pdf
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Trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress, and comorbidities in female adolescent offenders: findings and implications from recent studies
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3402101/
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Promising Directions for the Treatment of Complex Childhood Trauma: The Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bov/1/3/273.html
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Complex Trauma and Aggression in Secure Juvenile Justice Settings
http://cjb.sagepub.com/content/39/6/694.full.pdf+html
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INTEGRATION Creating Trauma-Informed Systems: Child Welfare, Education, First Responders, Health Care, Juvenile Justice
http://www.mhcc.org.au/media/25289/berkowitz-ford-ko-2008.pdf
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*** Social Media Links***
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CJCA Webinar: What Trauma Informed Care Really Means
Trauma-informed care is a buzzword in the juvenile justice field but there remain many questions about what exactly this means, how to implement it, and which specific practices improve outcomes for youth, families, staff, and agencies.
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Zero Tolerance discipline versus Childhood Trauma School to Prison Pipeline:
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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/OJPOJJDP/
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Look for a series of short vignettes about developmental trauma,“Nowhere to Hide”, on LucidWitness.com .
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“Nowhere to Hide” series overview
click HERE
“Nowhere to Hide” series links
Each separate, individual article in the series focuses on a single component of the workings of developmental trauma, via real life examples in short “60 second” soundbites, akin to “Public Service Announcements” (PSAs). They are designed for sharing in social media networks to grow public awareness.
Trigger warning:
the children’s experiences in the vignettes are unvarnished. Their traumatic responses may trigger painful memories.
Nowhere to Hide: Maria; Fight, flight or freeze
Nowhere to Hide: Andre’s Fear; What are Adverse Childhood Experiences?
Nowhere to Hide: Jamar’s Hyper-arousal
Nowhere to Hide: Roberto’s Dissociation
Nowhere to Hide: Danny’s Memory
Nowhere to Hide: Ashley’s “Normal” Education? Part 1
Nowhere to Hide: Ashley’s “Normal” Education? Part 2
More to come
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“Like” us at “Trauma-Informed Pedagogy” on Facebook
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Please share a PSA link to help grow public awareness of the impacts of developmental trauma. There are so many of us who’ve never heard of the overpowering life-long impacts.
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“Peek Inside a Classroom” series overview
The second original series, “Peek Inside a Classroom”, provides much more detailed looks inside my classroom, primarily focused on specific students: Jasmine, Danny and José.
Other children are captured in broader looks at education reform concepts: “Failing Schools or Failing Paradigm?” and “Effective Education Reform”, co-authored with Sandra L. Bloom, M. D..
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“Peek Inside a Classroom” series links
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Peek Inside a Classroom: Jasmine
Peek Inside a Classroom: Danny
Peek Inside a Classroom: Failing Schools or Failing Paradigm?
Peek Inside a Classroom: Effective Education Reform (with Sandra Bloom, M.D.)
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“Click for Resources…” series overview:
“Click for Resources” posts are the theory and research behind the narrative posts in “Nowhere to Hide” and “Peek Inside a Classroom”.
Each post in “Click for Resources “ is divided in three parts:
1) general press articles,
2) Research Journals or academic papers
3) social media, often with video.
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“Click for Resources” series links:
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1. Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Studies: CLICK HERE
2. Impacts of Childhood Trauma: Overview CLICK HERE
Click for Resources: Social Media on Impacts of Childhood Trauma
Click for Resources: Journal Articles on Impacts of Developmental Trauma
3. Trauma-Informed Schools CLICK HERE
4. Trauma-Informed Social Services CLICK HERE
5. Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice CLICK HERE
6. Trauma-Informed Public Policy CLICK HERE
7. Childhood Trauma Training and Tools CLICK HERE
8. Book and Publication selections CLICK HERE
9. #800 phone numbers CLICK HERE
Developmental trauma, still “the elephant in the [class] room” for many adults.
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