Trauma Informed Approach: A SAMHSA Model in Custody
de Jesus- Zayas, Selma
It was not that long ago that women and children who reported sexual abuse were thought to be lying and their trauma related symptoms ignored (Jordan, 2004, Trauma Informed Care in Behavioral Services, 2014). However, thanks to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ("SAMHSA"), a series of incisive research projects sponsored by them exposed how widespread and pernicious is this problem. Not only was victimization much m...