On this page you will find research that can support system level changes to promote trauma-informed care in child and family services.
The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS) provides the first national data on child maltreatment, highlighting the need for trauma-informed care to improve children’s wellbeing.
This research summarises effective programs for vulnerable children, aiding policymakers and providers in aligning practices with evidence-based approaches.
This South Australian study highlights the pervasive ACEs among youth in justice supervision, correlating with high trauma symptoms and behavioral issues, advocating for targeted trauma-informed interventions to enhance youth outcomes and community safety.
This scoping review of 157 international studies maps the different ways trauma-informed care is defined, delivered, and measured across diverse settings, offering a global overview of TIC practices.
This scoping review examines TIC implementation in child and youth-serving sectors, highlighting research characteristics, implementation initiatives, evidence, and gaps.
This systematic review examines the implementation and impact of TIC across health and human service settings. It synthesises evidence on TIC’s effects in improving clinical care, reducing violence, and enhancing service providers’ knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors.
This review explored the implementation of TIC within child welfare systems at various levels. It examined different strategies used to integrate trauma-informed approaches and their effects on staff and children. The findings highlight promising improvements in staff skills and child wellbeing.
This UK-based study explores the psychological impact of working in residential care, highlighting the high prevalence of burnout and secondary trauma. It underscores the importance of trauma-informed organisational practices to sustain staff wellbeing.
This resource identifies key components, goals and strategies, offering practical insights to help practitioners improve care and effectively implement and evaluate intervention for young people with trauma histories.
This review assesses organisation-wide trauma-informed care models in out-of-home care, examining three models and their positive impacts on children and care providers, providing guidance for practitioners to improve children’s wellbeing.
This Monash University research explores factors influencing early parenthood among out-of-home care leavers, revealing themes like isolation, loss, and inadequate sex education, crucial for service practitioners’ awareness and intervention strategies.
This Australian study explores how residential care staff perceive and implement trauma-informed care. It provides insights into the barriers and enablers of embedding TIC in residential OOHC settings.
This Victorian study draws on the voices of 16 carers to explore how trauma-informed practice is understood and implemented in foster and kinship care. It highlights gaps in systemic support and training.
This mixed-methods UK study examines how trauma-informed principles are applied during family contact. It finds that while staff often feel confident about trauma concepts, gaps remain in communication and conflict resolution.
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