News from the Field Related to Wraparound
Improving practices by understanding the effects of childhood stress
May 12, 2015
Numerous studies have concluded that childhood trauma is an all-too-common experience. Moreover, traumatic stress can have lasting impacts on health outcomes. This article, from the Juvenile Justice Exchange, seeks to translate knowledge about trauma into practices that improve results.
Out-of-home placements don’t improve outcomes for most youth
May 12, 2015
Research presented by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows that lengthy, out-of-home placement for youth involved in the juvenile justice system cost more and are less effective than community supervision. Read more of the evidence here.
Training pediatric care professionals improves mental health care
May 12, 2015
A new study shows how training pediatric care professionals to screen for adolescent depression and suicide risk improves mental health care for this populations. Read more about the study from this summary.
Opinion: Is sexualized culture creating a mental health problem for youth?
December 8, 2014
In this Huffington Post blog, Darryl Roberts (Director of “America the Beautiful 3: The Sexualization of our Youth”) posits that the mass media is creating unrealistic ideals and expectations for young people. In turn, youth internalize these images and messages, leading to eating disorders, depression and a host of other problems.