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A Statewide Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Network: Creating an Integrated Community Response System

Authors: Heather K. Simonich, Stephen A. Wonderlich, Ann L. Erickson, Tricia Cook Myers, JoAnne Hoesel, Susan Wagner, Kelsey Engel

Published in: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy | Issue 4/2015

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There is a significant body of research which demonstrates the long-term, negative consequences of early trauma exposure and its significant societal burden. It is imperative for communities to develop both a framework for the prevention of childhood trauma and an integrated response system that includes evidence-based, trauma-specific mental health treatment for children and families. The present paper briefly reviews the literature demonstrating the negative consequences of trauma exposure, describes the development and impact of a statewide trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy network on other child-serving systems and outlines preliminary efforts to integrate these systems into a more effective trauma informed system of care for traumatized children and their families.

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Title: A Statewide Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Network: Creating an Integrated Community Response System
Authors: Heather K. Simonich
Stephen A. Wonderlich
Ann L. Erickson
Tricia Cook Myers
JoAnne Hoesel
Susan Wagner
Kelsey Engel
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy / Issue 4/2015
Print ISSN: 0022-0116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-015-9305-4

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