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Family-Based Prevention of Child Traumatic Stress
Nada M Goodrum1, Ronald J Prinz1
1Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, 1512 Pendleton Street, Barnwell College, Suite #220, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; Research Center for Child Well-Being, University of South Carolina, 1400 Pickens Street, Suite 400, Columbia, SC 29201, USA.
Abstract:
Most children experience potentially traumatic events, and some develop significant emotional and behavioral difficulties in response. Although the field has mainly focused on treatment, a prevention framework provides an alternate approach to reducing the public health burden of trauma. Because parents and families can affect children's trauma exposure and reactions, family-based preventive interventions represent a unique opportunity to address child traumatic stress. This article discusses family-based programs that address child traumatic stress across 3 categories: preventing children's exposure to traumatic events, preventing traumatic stress reactions following exposure, and preventing negative long-term sequelae of trauma.
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