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Complex Trauma and Mental Health in Children and Adolescents Placed in Foster Care: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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Greeson, Johanna K. P.; Briggs, Ernestine C.; Kisiel, Cassandra L.; Layne, Christopher M.; Ake, George S., III; Ko, Susan J.; Gerrity, Ellen T.; Steinberg, Alan M.; Howard, Michael L.; Pynoos, Robert S.; Fairbank, John A. – Child Welfare, 2011
Many children in the child welfare system (CWS) have histories of recurrent interpersonal trauma perpetrated by caregivers early in life often referred to as "complex trauma". Children in the CWS also experience a diverse range of reactions across multiple areas of functioning that are associated with such exposure. Nevertheless, few CWSs…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Foster Care, Trauma, Caregivers
Screening for Trauma Exposure, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptoms among Mothers Receiving Child Welfare Preventive Services
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Chemtob, Claude M.; Griffing, Sascha; Tullberg, Erika; Roberts, Elizabeth; Ellis, Peggy – Child Welfare, 2011
The role of parental trauma exposure and related mental health symptoms as risk factors for child maltreatment for parents involved with the child welfare (CW) system has received limited attention. In particular, little is known about the extent to which mothers receiving CW services to prevent maltreatment have experienced trauma and suffered…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Child Welfare, Depression (Psychology), Trauma
The Link between Domestic Violence and Child Abuse: Assessment and Treatment Considerations.
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McKay, Mary McKernan – Child Welfare, 1994
Recent research suggests that social workers who deal with family violence are often unaware of the coexistence of both spouse abuse and child abuse within families. Implications of this research for the professional practice of service providers who deal with domestic violence and for child welfare professionals are outlined. (MDM)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Abuse, Family Violence, Social Services
Child Welfare Involvement among Children in Homeless Families
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Park, Jung Min; Metraux, Stephen; Brodbar, Gabriel; Culhane, Dennis P. – Child Welfare, 2004
An analysis of 8,251 homeless children in New York City found that 18% of them received child welfare services over the five-year period following their first shelter admission, and an additional 6% had a history of having received such services before their first shelter admission. Recurrent use of public shelters, exposure to domestic violence,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Welfare Services, Housing Needs, Family Violence