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Exploring the Utility and Personal Relevance of Co-Produced Multiplicity Resources with Young People
AbstractMultiplicity, the experience of more than one self in the body, is an under-researched area of young people ’s mental health. The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of experts-by-experience within a community sample regarding two specific resources: a co-produced self-help guide about multiplicity for adolescents, and a set of guidelines for supporting someone who identifies as ‘multipl e’. 34 participants (Mage= 22.06, 2.26 SD; 15F, 1M, 18NBG) completed an online survey consisting of open-ended and Likert scale questions to assess the language, utility, transferability and therapeutic impact ...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 27, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Integrative Body, Mind, and Spirit Interventions used with Parents in the Child Welfare System
This article offers a c omprehensive review of the literature identifying parental stress as a critical component of child welfare as well as the usefulness of including integrative mind, body, and spirit interventions with parents in the child welfare system. (Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma)
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 27, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Childhood Trauma and College Sexual Harassment: Coping and Resilience as Moderators
AbstractChildhood trauma has been identified as a risk factor for future revictimization, especially in young adulthood. There is an established link between childhood victimization and later sexual assault, but it is unclear if childhood trauma is associated with sexual harassment. Related research has examined coping and resilience as buffers, or moderators, against negative outcomes associated with childhood victimization and sexual assault, so the buffering effect of these variables will be explored for sexual harassment as well. In a sample of 583 young adults age 18 –25, self-report measures of childhood trauma, se...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 26, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Investigating the Relationship between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Cigarette Smoking in University Students in Isfahan, Iran
AbstractAdverse childhood experiences include various types of physical, psychological, and sexual abuse as well as household dysfunction. These experiences are associated with health-damaging behaviors such as smoking and other adverse health consequences. The aim of the present study was to explain the current use of cigarettes based on exposure to adverse childhood experiences in university students in Isfahan, Iran. This cross-sectional study was performed on a sample of 450 university students selected on a randomized basis in Isfahan in 2020. Checklist of adverse childhood experiences, checklist of demographic inform...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 26, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

The Protective Role of Trauma Informed Attitudes on Perceived Stress Among Teachers and School Staff
AbstractTrauma-informed care (TIC), a system of behavioral treatment practices that focuses on understanding and responding to the effects of adverse experiences via empathic and non-punitive interactions, is a promising intervention for the treatment of academic and mental health problems among youth. However, the effect of TIC on caregivers themselves is uncertain. Even less is known about the relationship between TIC and the well-being of teachers and school staff. In the current study, we investigated the relationship between exposure to criminal victimization (a known predictor of stress), attitudes toward TIC, and pe...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 24, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Trauma Healing Club: Utilizing Culturally Responsive Processes in the Implementation of an After-School Group Intervention to Address Trauma Among African Refugees
AbstractThe State of Tennessee granted appropriations to an urban university in the West Tennessee region to address the needs of at-risk African refugee children and families who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Action oriented research efforts were conducted to address the needs of youth in the local region by developing, implementing, and evaluating a community-based intervention that was not only trauma responsive but culturally competent. The Trauma Healing Club was a treatment package developed and researched for this purpose and offered in an after school support program. This identified interv...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 24, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Gender Differences in Children ’s Exposure to Domestic Violence in Nigeria
This study examined gender differences in children’s exposure to domestic violence based on identified gaps in the literature. Through a cross-sectional research design, data were gathered from 280 Nigerian children with a mean age of 14.14 ± 2.36. Data were collected using a standardized questionnaire. The independent sample t-test was utilized for hypothesis testing, with statistical significance set at p <  .05. Although female participants scored a slightly higher mean score, there was no significant gender difference in children’s exposure to domestic violence [t  (278)  = .67; p >  .05]....
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 24, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Correction to: Exposure to IPV Among Children in the Child Welfare System and an Emotional-Behavioral Disability: the Role of Maternal Depression and Social Support
(Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma)
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 24, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Survivors of Hell: Resilience Amongst Unaccompanied Minor Refugees and Implications for Treatment- a Narrative Review
AbstractApproximately half of the world ’s displaced population are children and a significant proportion of these are unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC). UASC are the most vulnerable of all refugee populations. Up to 90% of UASC have been subjected to exploitation, including trafficking or being drafted into military groups. Having survived the perils of flight, UASC are confronted with continued challenges, including the uncertainties regarding their residential rights in host counties. Unsurprisingly, the prevalence of mental health problems is higher amongst UASC than in any other refugee group. Yet, Mental...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - July 22, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Community-Based Interventions for the Treatment and Management of Conflict-Related Trauma in Low-Middle Income, Conflict-Affected Countries: a Realist Review
AbstractWhere low- and middle-income countries have limited economic resources to provide individualized mental health services to people exposed to conflict, community-based interventions may be more appropriate. We aimed to evaluate community level interventions for improving mental health outcomes in Low- and Middle-income countries (LMIC). A realist review of community-based interventions (CBIs) to improve mental health for people in LMIC following conflict. Five databases (Cochrane, PubMed, PsychINFO, Medline, and CINAHL) and a manual search of individual papers. We found 1318 articles, of which 29 were selected. Out ...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - June 25, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Is Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) Effective in Reducing Trauma Symptoms among Traumatized Refugee Children? A Systematic Review
This study conducted a systematic review that assessed the evidence of the effectiveness of TF-CBT in reducing trauma symptoms among refugee children under 18  years of age. A systematic review was conducted from peer-reviewed literature databases (12 databases): PsycINFO, PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses (PQDT), Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, PROSPERO, EBSCOHost, Campbell Collaboration Library of Systematic Reviews, Social S ciences Index, and grey literature sources published from 1990 to 2019. The search yielded 1650 articles, and 4 peer reviewed studies were identified that met inclusion c...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - June 21, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Exposure to IPV among Children in the Child Welfare System and an Emotional-Behavioral Disability: the Role of Maternal Depression and Social Support
This study examines the relationship between children ’s exposure to IPV and EBD among children involved in the child welfare system for suspected maltreatment (both substantiated and unsubstantiated). It specifically examines how children’s trauma symptoms, maternal depression, and maternal social support may impact the relationship between exposu re to IPV and EBD. This study uses structural equation modeling with data from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Wellbeing to examine the relationship between exposure to IPV and EBD among 989 children (ages 8–17) involved in the child welfare system. Mode...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - June 18, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Bullying Victimization of Children with Mental, Emotional, and Developmental or Behavioral (MEDB) Disorders in the United States
This study used the 2018 National Survey of Children ’s Health (NSCH) data of 23,494 children ages 5–17 to estimate multilevel logistic regression with fixed and random effects. Children’s health conditions were treated as level one variables, while family poverty level and neighborhood characteristics such as vandalism and presence/absence of r ecreational centers were treated as level two variables. The paper presents the prevalence of bullying victimization among children with at least one disorder (MDBB = 39.5%), anxiety (20.6%), depression (10.8%), ADD/ADHD (18.3%), behavioral problems (14.9%), learning dis...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - June 15, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Coping Methods Used by College Undergraduate and Graduate Students while Experiencing Childhood Adversities and Traumas
AbstractExperiences in childhood, both positive and negative, are crucial to a child ’s progression. Childhood traumas and adversities are detrimental to children’s development and can have long term consequences that manifest themselves in young adulthood. The purpose of this study is to inductively explore coping strategies used by young adults during their experience of child hood traumas and adversities. A sample of college students from a diverse northeastern university (N = 146) provided quantitative and qualitative survey responses. Students were asked, “What were the tools you used to cope with adversity ...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - June 14, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research

Advocating for a Collaborative Research Approach on Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma
This report aims to outline several pathways (biological, psychological, and sociological) by which trauma may be transmitted across generations. Moreover, it discusses several methods of trauma assessment and the related challenges and benefits. Lastly, this report advocates a biopsychosocial approach – an interdisciplinary model using the interplay of biological, psychological, and social-environmental factors – to research TTT. By promoting the benefits of such an interdisciplinary approach we attempt to break up silos between disciplines and encourage collaboration between academics from v arious backgrounds resear...
Source: Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma - June 3, 2021 Category: Child Development Source Type: research