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Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning, and Treatment Needs of Youth in Residential Care: Preliminary Findings from the NCTSN Core Data Set

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Given the high prevalence rates of trauma exposure in youth in residential treatment, evidence-based guidelines are needed to identify youth most likely to benefit from this setting. We examined trauma exposure, functional impairments, and treatment outcomes in a large clinical dataset. When compared to youth in nonresidential settings (n = 9,942), youth in residential settings (n = 525) reported both higher rates of trauma exposure across types and higher rates of impairments. Moreover, as the number of trauma types increased among youth in residential care, so did the rates of impairment. Pretreatment and post-treatment rates of impairment significantly decreased in both groups; however, nearly a third of the youth in residential care continued to manifest some impairment. Implications for practice, policy, and research are discussed.

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  1. UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, 411 West Chapel Hill Street, Suite 200, Durham, NC, 27701, USA

    Ernestine C. Briggs, Johanna K. P. Greeson, Christopher M. Layne, John A. Fairbank & Robert S. Pynoos

  2. Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, USA

    Ernestine C. Briggs, Johanna K. P. Greeson & John A. Fairbank

  3. University of California, Los Angeles, USA

    Christopher M. Layne & Robert S. Pynoos

  4. Chaddock Trauma Initiative, Quincy, USA

    Angel M. Knoverek

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Briggs, E.C., Greeson, J.K.P., Layne, C.M. et al. Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning, and Treatment Needs of Youth in Residential Care: Preliminary Findings from the NCTSN Core Data Set. Journ Child Adol Trauma 5, 1–15 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1080/19361521.2012.646413

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