Trauma-informed care (TIC) is a systems-level philosophy of service delivery which integrates choice, collaboration, empowerment, safety and trust to create an organizational culture sensitive to trauma. This study explores staff understandings and perceptions within an innovative trauma-infor...
Trauma informed care beliefs Adverse childhood experiences Psychometric scale Child welfare Childhood trauma 1. Introduction Trauma-informed care practices (TIC) are an accreditation requirement for many child welfare providers across the world (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2014;...
In this chapter we bring together three previously unconnected areas of research relating to young men and boys: trauma and prison, trauma and masculinity, and prison masculinities. Within the existing literature there emerges a significant focus on inca
The implications of these cascading, evolving, and intertwined perspectives have important implications for the assessment and treatment of EDs using trauma-informed care and trauma-focused integrated treatment approaches. This overview offers multiple opportunities at every level for the palliation and pre...
Background and Objectives: Involvement in wartime combat often conveys a number of deleterious outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, hostility aggression, and suicidal ideation. Less studied is the effect of engagement in wartime atrocities, including witnessing and perpet...
Evidence-based Practice Abstract Purpose: Purpose: The purpose of this project was to improve the efficiency and safety of the trauma patient in our Emergency Department (ED), as well as build staff collaboration, education and accountability. This initiative responded to the American College of Sur...
Suicide-related behavior (i.e., intent, plan, and/or behavior) as reason for hospital admission was obtained via medical records review for 172 Black and White adults who were admitted to an acute-care psychiatric facility; all participants completed validated measures of sleep quality and suicide...
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that originates from childhood trauma experiences can develop into a chronic condition that has lasting effects on an individual’s functioning and quality of life. While there are evidence-based guidelines for treating adult onset PTSD, treatments for adults with...
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Trauma Hemostasis and Oxygenation Research Network position paper on the role of hypotensive resuscitation as part of remote damage control resuscitation. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2018;84(6S Suppl 1):S3–13. https://doi.org/10.1097/TA.0000000000001856 • Akl M, Anand T, Reina R, et al....