%0 Journal Article
%T Effects of child trauma screening on trauma-informed multidisciplinary evaluation and service planning in the child welfare system
%J Journal of Traumatic Stress
%D 2024
%A Connell, Christian M.
%A Swanson, Ann Shun
%A Genovese, Maegan
%A Lang, Jason M.
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X Despite the prevalence of exposure to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) among children involved with the child welfare system (CWS), trauma screening is not yet a common practice. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of embedding a formal trauma screening process in statewide multidisciplinary evaluations for CWS-involved youth. A retrospective record review was conducted with two random samples of cases reflecting both pre- and postimplementation of formal screening procedures (n = 70 preimplementation, n = 100 postimplementation). <br><br>FINDINGS from the record review indicate statistically significant improvements in the documentation of general, χ(2) (1, N = 170) = 18.8, p <.001, and specific, χ(2) (1, N = 170) = 10.7, p =.001, details of children's reactions associated with PTE exposure, as well as increases in providers' recommendations, χ(2) (1, N = 170) = 18.1, p <.001, and referrals, χ(2) (1, N = 170) = 4.5, p =.034, for trauma-focused services. The early identification of trauma-related symptoms may help connect children more promptly to trauma-informed evidence-based interventions, which may avert or mitigate the long-term sequelae of child maltreatment and CWS involvement.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I John Wiley and Sons
%@ 0894-9867
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jts.23001