Strengthening Our Future: Key Elements To Developing A Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice Diversion Program For Youth With Behavioral Health Conditions

In January 2016, the National Center for Mental Health and Juvenile Justice released this report regarding the description of a traumainformed juvenile justice diversion approach with examples of how some states are beginning to address and implement trauma-informed systems of care for youth and their families. The report begins with a discussion of trauma and its effects on youth, especially those with behavioral health conditions; followed by a discussion of the types of traumarelated disorders, the behavioral manifestations of trauma that youth may display, and a summary of factors that affect the severity of trauma-related disorders; and a . . .