@article{ref1,
title="A grassroots prototype for trauma-informed child welfare system change",
journal="Child welfare",
year="2011",
author="Richardson, Margaret and Henry, James and Atchinson, Ben and Sloane, Mark and Black-Pond, Connie and Hyter, Yvette",
volume="90",
number="6",
pages="169-186",
abstract="The development of trauma-informed child welfare systems (TICWSs) that advance individual agency practice to target transformation of the system as a whole has been conceptualized but not documented. A grassroots effort to build a TICWS with key participants (e.g., Department of Human Services, Community Mental Health, Family Court, schools) in nine Michigan communities provides a field tested model for implementation. This article described what emerged as the core elements for a TICWS, which includes (1) development and support of a project champion, (2) trauma identification, (3) comprehensive assessment of traumatic impact, (4) evidence based trauma treatment, (5) establishing a common trauma language, and (6) trauma-informed decision-making. Several new instruments for assessing aTICWS are identified. Lessons learned are highlighted for consideration of communities seeking to develop TICWSs.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-4021",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}