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Risking Connection®

Organizations with professionals and paraprofessionals, and others who work with survivors (children, adolescents, and adults) of traumatic life events, especially those with histories of childhood trauma

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Trauma Treatment (Adult)
Scientific Rating NR

Trauma Treatment - System-Level Programs (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

The Restorative Approach

Youth-serving professionals working with groups of youth exposed to trauma in the mental health, juvenile justice, and education fields

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Trauma Treatment - System-Level Programs (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Parent Effectiveness Training

Parents of children ages 0 to 18 with communication and behavior problems

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Parent Training Programs that Address Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention

Children ages 7-18 recently exposed to a potentially traumatic event, or having recently disclosed physical or sexual abuse, and endorsing at least one symptom of posttraumatic stress

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Trauma Treatment - Client-Level Interventions (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Quality Parenting

Parents, grandparents, teachers, babysitters, and other caretakers who need support - information and practical skills - to create an environment of emotional safety for children in their care that is built upon mutual respect

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Parent Training Programs that Address Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Voices: A Program of Self-Discovery and Empowerment for Girls

Females 12 – 24 years old with substance abuse and/or trauma

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Substance Abuse Treatment (Adolescent)
Scientific Rating NR

Trauma Treatment - Client-Level Interventions (Child & Adolescent)
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

HOPE Program

Sexually reactive children (age 12 and up) and sexually abusive children and adolescents; also used for adult sexual offenders

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Sexual Behavior Problems Treatment (Adolescents)
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

Medium

Mockingbird Family(TM)

Children, adolescents, and foster families

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Placement Stabilization Programs
Scientific Rating NR

Family Stabilization Programs
Scientific Rating NR

Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents
Scientific Rating NR

Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) Prevention & Intervention Programs
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Child-Focused Recruitment – Wendy’s Wonderful Kids

Children 9-18 years of age that have been freed for adoption or with a plan for adoption with an emphasis on older youth waiting to be adopted; also appropriate for younger children with special needs, part of a sibling group, or with mental or physical challenges

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Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents
Scientific Rating 3

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High

Family Finding

Children and youth (birth through young adulthood), who have been disconnected from their families by virtue of placement outside of their home, community, and kinship network.

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Permanency Enhancement Interventions for Adolescents
Scientific Rating 3

Reducing Racial Disparity and Disproportionality in Child Welfare: Programs
Scientific Rating NR

Child Welfare System Relevance Level

High