Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit

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Rev. 5/2019

SAMHSA Prevalence Slides

Trauma Prevalence In Children

∗ The SAMHSA Course contains more slides and gives greater detail on the prevalence of trauma. ∗ However, in the modified trainings, this content is shortened to give enough information to help participants clearly understand how trauma is a key factor related to addictions, mental health illnesses, and most all of the social issues communities deal with on a daily basis.

∗ 71% of children are exposed to violence each year ∗ 3 million children are maltreated or neglected each year ∗ 3.5-10 million children witness violence against their mother each year ∗ 1 in 4 girls & 1 in 6 boys are sexually abused before adulthood ∗ 94% of children in a juvenile justice setting have experienced trauma

Why Focus on Trauma In Children?

Trauma and Mental Health

In the mental health system, clients with histories of childhood abuse tend to: ∗ Have earlier first admissions ∗ Have more frequent and longer hospital stays ∗ Spend more time in seclusion or restraint ∗ Have a greater likelihood of self-injury or suicide attempt ∗ Require more medication ∗ Have more severe symptoms

Child abuse has been called “The gravest and most costly public health issue in the US.”

One reason is that it predicts…

Trauma and Substance Abuse

Additional ACE Data

∗ Although systemic societal factors (e.g., lack of affordable housing) affect howmany individuals are homeless at any given time, demographic characteristics and life histories put specific individuals at risk for this detrimental experience. ∗ Childhood adversities are found to be “ substantially overrepresented in homeless samples .”

∗ Up to 65% of all substance abuse treatment clients report experiencing childhood abuse ∗ Up to 75% of women in substance abuse treatment report a history of trauma ∗ Over 92% of homeless mothers have severe trauma histories

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