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Publication Date: 2006-May
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Matching Interventions to Children's Mental Health Needs: Feasibility and Acceptability of a Pilot School-Based Trauma Intervention Program
Brown, Elissa J.; McQuaid, Jennifer; Farina, Lana; Ali, Rehana; Winnick-Gelles, Amy
Education and Treatment of Children, v29 n2 p257-286 May 2006
The primary goal was to develop and implement a school-based, trauma-specific intervention program for inner-city children exposed to the World Trade Center attacks on September 11th, 2001. The feasibility and acceptability of the program, and its research component, were examined. The efficacy of the program was evaluated in a pilot study. Sixty-three children were assessed using measures of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), generalized anxiety, depression, and externalizing symptoms, and provided a 10-session, skill-based classroom intervention. Following the classroom intervention, children were re-assessed and those who continued to meet criteria for PTSD were offered an individualized intervention. The assessment was repeated following the individualized intervention. The differential influence of the classroom and individual interventions suggest that each intervention may target a separate group of symptoms. Study limitations are discussed and future directions are proposed.
Descriptors: Intervention, Health Needs, Depression (Psychology), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health Programs, Program Evaluation, Action Research, Pilot Projects, Measures (Individuals), Emergency Programs, Crisis Management, Urban Environment
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