Snapshot: Children's Mental Health: Engaging Youth and Families in Trauma-Informed Services

Children's Mental Health - Trauma-Informed Care

These brief reports discuss trauma-informed services within children's mental health. One discusses the impact of childhood trauma that results from family violence, neglect, or abuse; promising interventions; and recommended strategies to further promote trauma-informed care. The second presents promising strategies to increase youth and family engagement through changes in agency practice, integration of appropriate interventions, and use of culturally-appropriate therapeutic approaches.