The Safe Start Center, ABA Center on Children and the Law, and the Child and Family Policy Associates recently released a new resource, Victimization and Trauma Experienced by Children and Youth: Implications for Legal Advocates. In this resource, you'll find:
• Information about the prevalence and impact of victimization and exposure to violence • Practice tips for juvenile defenders, children's attorneys and GALs, judges, and CASAs • Explanations of traumatic stress symptoms and trauma-related assessments and treatments • Descriptions of promising local and state initiatives to address trauma • Guidance on policy reforms and other considerations for trauma-informed advocacy