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Trauma Among Youth in the Juvenile Justice System: Critical Issues and New Directions

Issues surrounding the trauma experienced by juvenile offenders are discussed. Sections of this brief are: introduction; scope of the problem; trauma and its impact on youth; addressing trauma among youth in the juvenile justice system -- trauma screening, trauma assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of traumatic stress disorders, pharmacological treatment, and phase-oriented treatment; and summary. Accession Number: 022393

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