Child Traumatic Stress
Talking with Children about Natural Disasters
September 15, 2017
In this post, we share some resources on methods to talk to young children about disaster and manage traumatic stress.
ADHD and Adverse Childhood Experiences
September 12, 2017
Read more to learn about a recently published study on the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and childhood ADHD.
The Ethical Case for Trauma Informed Pediatric Care
August 7, 2017
In a new article VIP@CIRP researchers explore how the principles of trauma informed care embody core principles of medical ethics.
New Research Points to Factors Involved in Pediatric PTS
July 25, 2017
Read more about new CIRP@CHOP research showing how children cope with an injury and potential ways to prevent posttraumatic stress.
Culture Shift – Spreading Trauma-Informed Care Across a Health System
March 9, 2017
The VPI@CHOP team recently published results of a QI study on implementing trauma-informed care training across CHOP.
Our Most Popular Posts 2016
December 28, 2016
As 2016 draws to a close, let's take a look back at Research in Action's most popular posts in the last year.
New Brief Screening Tools for Posttraumatic Stress
December 7, 2016
Read about new CIRP@CHOP research about a tool that can help busy clinicians, school nurses, and others seeing in service settings screen for posttraumatic stress in children.
Research Tool Aims to Help Children Recover After Injury
October 24, 2016
Learn about a new CIRP@CHOP research tool that aims to help researchers better understand how parents and children interact after an injury.
AAP Releases New Policy Statement on Improving Pediatric Injury Care
September 19, 2016
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published a Policy Statement on Management of Pediatric Trauma to guide a comprehensive approach for improving outcomes for injured children. With 20 million children injured each year in the US, this guidance is timely and much needed. In this post, Nancy Kassam-Adams, PhD shares key points from the statement that highlight the need to attend to the emotional recovery of injured children.
New Resource Alert: Medical Traumatic Stress Guide for Working with Children in Foster Care
August 24, 2016
A new resource developed by the Center for Pediatric Traumatic Stress in partnership with Northeast Treatment Centers supports nurses and clinicians that provide care to patients in the child welfare system. The online course provides a 1.0 Continuing Education Credit for nurses.