2012-05-24T14:56:26Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/childhood-trauma.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR675z1.html Jan 13, 2012 Jan 13, 2012

Japanese translation of <em>Support for Students Exposed to Trauma</em>, including a series of teacher- or school counselor–led lessons aimed at reducing distress for middle school students who have been exposed to a traumatic life event. The program includes skill-building techniques geared toward changing maladaptive thoughts and promoting positive behaviors.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120032.html Jan 1, 2012 Jan 1, 2012

The effects of childhood physical abuse should be more actively investigated in clinical settings, especially those frequented by homeless women.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100294.html Dec 1, 2011 Dec 1, 2011

This article describes implementation experiences describes implementation experiences "scaling up" the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS)&mdash;an intervention developed using a community partnered research framework.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201100276.html Nov 1, 2011 Nov 1, 2011

Studies the impact of mental disorders on failure in educational attainment in Mexico.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20110064.html Mar 31, 2011 Mar 31, 2011

Stressful events such as death of a family member, moving, or parental divorce significantly lower children's health related quality of life.

http://www.rand.org/news/press/2011/03/28.html Mar 28, 2011 Mar 28, 2011

Psychological problems experienced during childhood can have a long-lasting impact on an individual's life course, reducing people's earnings and decreasing the chances of establishing long-lasting relationships.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4557-2.html Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2010

The Cognitive-Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) reduces symptoms of post-traumatic stress and depression in students exposed to violence. Free web-based training to deliver CBITS is available for mental health professionals.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20100105.html Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2009

Schools with greater support from administrative leadership and clinician networks are more successful in implementing evidence-based mental health programs to help students deal with the impact of traumatic events.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR675.html Jun 24, 2009 Jun 24, 2009

<p>Exposure to community and interpersonal violence is a public health crisis affecting many children in the U.S., causing mental health and behavioral problems, substance abuse, and poor school performance. The SSET program is a series of ten lessons that aims to reduce distress resulting from exposure to trauma. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9443-1.html Jun 4, 2009 Jun 4, 2009

<p>Describes Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET), a cognitive-behavioral program intended to be delivered in schools by teachers or school counselors rather than clinical personnel.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9073.html Jan 19, 2006 Jan 19, 2006

This research brief shows that alcohol advertising appears to promote adolescent drinking and suggests that school drug prevention programs can blunt the impact of alcohol ads on youth.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4557-1.html Nov 25, 2005 Nov 25, 2005

A team of clinician-researchers from several institutions collaborated to develop, implement, and evaluate an intervention designed to help children traumatized by violence.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020805.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>This article describes a collaborative research model for school-based mental health services that targets children who are recent immigrants with violence-related mental health symptoms.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20020909.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

<p>Many recent immigrant children are at risk for violence exposure and related psychological distress resulting from experiences before, during, and after immigration.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19990902.html Dec 31, 1998 Dec 31, 1998

<p>The authors study examined rates of violence exposure and related distress among youth referred to school district mental health services. They discuss the range of intervention programs for violence exposed children, and note that such treatments are rarely used in community settings. The opportunity to decrease rates of PTSD in children through prevention programs has been largely unexplored.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP19931201.html Dec 31, 1992 Dec 31, 1992

<p>The authors examined the cross-sectional association between conflict in families and child psychological adjustment in 72 4th-5th graders.</p>

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