Trauma Informed Research: Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Trauma on Marginalized Groups
A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Social Psychology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 April 2025 | Viewed by 352
Special Issue Editors
Interests: trauma informed interventions; child welfare system; juvenile justice system; intersectionality; African American youth; adolescence
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In recent years, there has been increased attention on the impact of trauma in the lives of individuals. However, there is a paucity of research that focuses on the impact that trauma and trauma-informed interventions have on the mental and physical health outcomes of individuals across their lifespan. Notably, there is a gap in the literature as it pertains to individuals with unique developmental needs, such as parents, children, adolescents, emerging adults, particularly from marginalized groups. Therefore, we invite papers that focus on trauma and trauma-informed interventions and their impact on people’s mental and physical health outcomes throughout their lives. We are interested in scholarly submissions that acknowledge the unique context in which trauma takes place in the lives of individuals. Manuscripts that acknowledges the impact of systems’ involvement (e.g., child welfare, juvenile justice, mental health, etc.) as well as those that acknowledge the positionality of the person (e.g., culturally responsive interventions, gender-responsive interventions, etc.) are welcomed. Also, papers that focus on the measurement of these issues are also welcome.
The topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
• Trauma;
• Trauma-informed interventions;
• Adverse childhood experiences;
• Culturally responsive interventions;
• Gender-responsive interventions;
• Measurement;
• Developmental trauma;
• Child maltreatment;
• Juvenile justice;
• Mental health;
• Substance use;
• Longitudinal methods;
• Parenting;
• Lifespan development.
Dr. Abigail Williams-Butler
Dr. Husain Lateef
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- trauma
- adverse childhood experiences
- culturally responsive interventions
- gender-responsive interventions
- measurement
- developmental trauma
- child maltreatment
- juvenile justice
- mental health
- longitudinal methods
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