Journal article

A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Trauma-Informed Care Within Outpatient and Counseling Health Settings for Young People

Sarah Bendall, Oliver Eastwood, Georgina Cox, Anna Farrelly-Rosch, Helen Nicoll, Wilma Peters, Alan P Bailey, Patrick D McGorry, Faye Scanlan

CHILD MALTREATMENT | SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC | Published : 2020

Abstract

There is growing consensus that outpatient health services for young people (aged 12-25 years) need to deliver trauma-informed care to ameliorate the effects of trauma, offer safe treatments, and avoid retraumatization. Trauma-informed care has become a familiar term for many professionals; however, its operating definition lacks clarity. MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO were systematically searched to clarify what trauma-informed care is, and what it should achieve in these settings. We reviewed 3,381 unique records, of which 13 met criteria for inclusion. Content analysis identified 10 components of trauma-informed care as it has been operationalized in practice: seven of these occurred at th..

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research as supported by the McCusker Charitable Foundation.