The Child Trauma Task Force, of which CLM is a member, released an interim report on trauma screening and referral practices. The CTTF is tasked with determining how the Commonwealth can better identify and provide services to youth who have experienced trauma and are currently involved with the juvenile justice system or at risk of future juvenile justice system involvement.
In this interim report, the CTTF seeks to document the current landscape of child trauma identification practices. AS described in the report:
"Trauma screening is a complex topic, and one in which research and practice are evolving quickly. Although conducting a trauma screening and/or assessment is currently a well-established (and generally non-controversial) best practice in behavioral health settings, this same consensus does not exist for conducting trauma screenings in other settings or contexts, such as schools or pediatrician offices. The questions of when trauma screening should occur, in which settings, under what circumstances, by which kinds of professionals, and using which tools are all topics of continued debate, both locally and nationally."
The report examines trauma screening both generally and in particular settings.