Linking Kids with Trauma to Evidence-Based Treatment: Implementation of a Centralized Referral System at the Child Trauma Training Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School [English and Spanish versions]
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Psychiatry Issue BriefPublication Date
2019-10-16Keywords
ChildrenPost Traumatic Stress Disorder
Trauma
child mental health
childhood trauma
trauma treatment for children
adolescent mental health
adolescent mental health treatment
child mental health treatment
MassachusettsCTTCUMass Medical School CTTCChild Trauma Training CenterLINK-KIDCTTC LINK-KIDUMass LINK-KIDmental health referral for childrenmental health referral for adolescentsSpanish
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At a time when the general standard of child welfare and mental health provision has been improving, some important groups in Massachusetts remain under-served. One such is children suffering from trauma. Despite various state-wide efforts to educate professionals about the evidence-based treatments available, trauma sufferers have typically faced long waits to receive these treatments, with average waiting times at some larger mental health agencies stretching to four or even six months. In this brief, we are presenting the implementation of a highly innovative Centralized Referral System – LINK-KID – developed at the Child Trauma Training Center (CTTC) at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. LINK-KID referral system connects children in need of evidence-based trauma treatment with mental health providers who have been trained in these treatments. A Spanish version is available.DOI
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