Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)
Principal investigators: Lisa Jaycox, Bradley Stein
The Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS), a collaborative project with the Los Angeles School District (LAUSD), provides mental health screening and a standardized brief cognitive behavioral therapy treatment in schools for students who have been exposed to violence. Researchers from UCLA and the RAND Corporation worked with the LAUSD mental health staff to develop a program that is relevant and appropriate for students, their families, and their schools.
Read more:
Helping Children Cope with Violence: A School-Based Program that Works
Fact Sheet from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Read the NCTS Fact Sheet (PDF file)
Journals and Books
CBITS : Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools
Jaycox LH. Sopris West, Longmont, CO, 112 pages
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Violence Exposure, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and Depressive Symptoms Among Recent Immigrant Schoolchildren
Jaycox L, Stein BD, Kataoka S, Wong M, Fink A, Escudero P, Tu W, Zaragoza C. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 41, No. 9, September 2002, pp. 1104-1110.
A School-Based Mental Health Program for Traumatized Latino Immigrant Children
Kataoka S, Stein BD, Jaycox LH, Wong M, Escudero P, Tu W, Zaragoza C, Fink A. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 42, No. 3, March 2003, pp. 311-318.
A Mental Health Intervention for School Children Exposed to Violence
Stein BD, Jaycox LH, Kataoka SH, Wong M, Tu W, Elliott MN, Fink A. Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 290, No. 6, August 6, 2003, pp. 603-611.
Theoretical Basis and Program Design of a School Based Mental Health Intervention for Traumatized Immigrant Children: A Collaborative Research Model
Stein BD, Kataoka S, Jaycox LH, Wong M, Fink A, Escudero P, Zaragoza C. Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research, Vol. 29, No. 3, August 2002, pp. 318-326.
The Mental Health for Immigrants Program: Program Design and Participatory Research in the Real World
Stein BD, Kataoka S, Jaycox L, Steiger EM, Wong M, Fink A, Escudero P, Zaragoza C. In Weist MD, Evans SW, Lever NA (eds.), Handbook of School Mental Health: Advancing Practice and Research, Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers, New York, NY, 2003, Chapter 13, pp. 179-190
Ordering information at Springer Online
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