How school, family, and community protective factors can help youth who have experienced maltreatment

Citation

Wilkinson, Andra & Lantos, Hannah (2018). How school, family, and community protective factors can help youth who have experienced maltreatment. Bethesda, MD: Child Trends.

Abstract

In 2016, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded Child Trends a grant to study the relationship between childhood maltreatment and adolescent and young adult delinquent or criminal behaviors. OJJDP’s goal to provide more trauma-informed services aligns well with Child Trends’ approach to research, which includes four key components. First, we study the whole child across the life course and across domains of well-being. Second, we study children in their real-life settings and contexts. Third, we strive to rigorously test knowledge and then transfer it to people who will use that knowledge to improve children’s lives. Finally, we recognize that children do well not only when interventions address their challenges and deficits, but also when they promote strengths and resilience. Therefore, we study not only the individual, family, and broader contextual factors that place children at risk, but also those that help them thrive. Previous briefs, publications, and reports from Child Trends related to trauma and adolescent development can be found at www.childtrends.org. This resource was prepared by the authors using Federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Justice under project #2016-MU MU 0064. Opinions or points of view expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. If you have any questions, please contact the principal investigator, Dr. Andra Wilkinson, at awilkinson@childtrends.org, or the project director, Dr. Hannah Lantos, at hlantos@childtrends.org.

URL

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/school-family-community-protective-factors-can-help-youth-experienced-maltreatment

Keyword(s)

child maltreatment child welfare

Reference Type

Report

Book Title

Child Trends

Author(s)

Wilkinson, Andra
Lantos, Hannah

Year Published

2018

Publisher

Child Trends

City of Publication

Bethesda, MD

Reference ID

9398

Miscellaneous

2018-26