2022
The child and family traumatic stress intervention: Factors associated with symptom reduction for children receiving treatment
Stover CS, Hahn H, Maciejewski KR, Epstein C, Marans S. The child and family traumatic stress intervention: Factors associated with symptom reduction for children receiving treatment. Child Abuse & Neglect 2022, 134: 105886. PMID: 36152531, DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress symptomsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionChild advocacy centerStress symptomsMental health treatmentStress interventionsChildren's posttraumatic stress symptomsHealth treatmentPosttraumatic stress scoresTrauma symptomsTrauma typesAdvocacy CentersTraumatic experiencesChild relationshipSymptom reductionPosttraumatic ChecklistCommunity-based clinical settingsComparison groupChild caregiversStress scoresTreatment studiesCommunity-based providersChildrenNaturalistic treatment studyMixed modeling
2019
Addressing Childhood Trauma
Marans S, Hahn H, Epstein C. Addressing Childhood Trauma. 2019, 320-344. DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190694395.013.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood traumaPost-traumatic reactionsClinical interventionsEarly clinical interventionLong-term disordersPediatric health careFailure of recoveryPost-traumatic disordersMultidisciplinary collaborative effortChildhood exposureImmediate symptomsEarly identificationViolent traumaTraumaHealth careComplex needsInterventionPublic healthTraumatic eventsDisordersChildrenExposure
2017
The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention
Epstein C, Hahn H, Berkowitz S, Marans S. The Child and Family Traumatic Stress Intervention. 2017, 145-166. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46138-0_7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionStress interventionsYale Child Study CenterChild Study CenterMental health interventionsMental health treatmentTrauma reactionsTraumatic eventsChildren's symptomsSexual abuseSymptom reductionHealth treatmentFamily supportChildrenFormal disclosureInterventionLong-term treatmentHealth interventionsAdolescentsTrauma centerSkillsAbuseCaregiversSymptomsStudy centers
2015
Findings of an Early Intervention to Address Children’s Traumatic Stress Implemented in the Child Advocacy Center Setting Following Sexual Abuse
Hahn H, Oransky M, Epstein C, Smith Stover C, Marans S. Findings of an Early Intervention to Address Children’s Traumatic Stress Implemented in the Child Advocacy Center Setting Following Sexual Abuse. Journal Of Child & Adolescent Trauma 2015, 9: 55-66. DOI: 10.1007/s40653-015-0059-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraumatic stress symptomsTraumatic stressChild traumatic stress symptomsFamily Traumatic Stress InterventionSexual abuseChild traumatic stressFamily-strengthening interventionChild advocacy centerPartial PTSD diagnosisCaregiver-child dyadsEarly interventionStress interventionsStress symptomsAdvocacy CentersPTSD diagnosisChild developmentDiverse sampleBehavioral healthAbuseChildhood exposureChildrenEnd of treatmentInterventionChart reviewAdolescentsStatewide dissemination of an evidence-based practice using Breakthrough Series Collaboratives
Lang J, Franks R, Epstein C, Stover C, Oliver J. Statewide dissemination of an evidence-based practice using Breakthrough Series Collaboratives. Children And Youth Services Review 2015, 55: 201-209. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEvidence-based practiceBreakthrough Series Collaborative modelOutpatient clinical staffTF-CBTBreakthrough Series CollaborativesTrauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapyCognitive behavioral therapyDepression symptomsStatewide disseminationClinical staffCommunity-based agenciesBehavioral therapyImplementation scienceSignificant reductionAdditional researchChildren