Creating Trauma-Informed Systems Susan Ko, PhD Director, Service Systems National Center for Child Traumatic Stress

NCTSN Service Systems Program Increase awareness about the impact of child traumatic stress and the intersection of culture and trauma. Build strategic partnerships. Provide education / training. Develop products to address gaps in knowledge and skills across a wide range of child-serving service systems (e.g., schools, child welfare, health care) and the general public (e.g., parents/families).

Major Accomplishments Developed a conceptual framework for how to create trauma- informed systems: submitted Creating Trauma-Informed Child- Serving Systems paper in Professional Psychology Research and Practice (in press). Strategic and systematic dissemination of existing products. –Cops, Kids Domestic Violence: Protecting Our Future. –Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress Toolkit for Health Care Providers. Developed and launched Service Systems Briefs Series.

Ongoing Activities School Committee: Trauma Educational Toolkit. Child Welfare Committee: Policy guide for child welfare administrators; Training toolkit for child welfare agencies; Resource parent training materials; Guide to trauma mental health for child advocacy centers; Trauma profile and referral tool. Released an RFP for a mini-grant in under-funded priority areas (i.e., creating trauma-informed systems, cultural competence, youth and family engagement): 12 proposals were funded $5000 each. Projects will be complete by August 2008.

Upcoming Activities Develop distance learning Speaker Series with a focus on child-serving systems beyond mental health (e.g., schools, child welfare, juvenile justice). Launch a Learning Collaborative focused on systems (e.g., child welfare).

Key Program Staff Susan Ko, PhD Director, Service Systems x234 Cally Sprague, MA Program Coordinator