Resilient Roots: Supporting Youth and Families

TF-CBT is a well-established trauma treatment for children ages 3-17 years that demonstrates improved outcomes relative to other active treatments. Originally developed for treatment of childhood sexual abuse, evidence from numerous randomized clinical trials (RCT) demonstrates that TF-CBT is one of the most effective treatments for children with PTSD and/or depression resulting from many forms of child abuse and neglect as well as other traumatic experiences.TF-CBT is rated by California Evidence-Based Clearinghouse for Child Welfare as highly relevant for child welfare and well-supported in improving children's outcomes, including reduced PTSD symptoms, behavior problems, depression, and shame, and improving parental support related to their children's experiences.

The study will compare standard TF-CBT with TF-CBT augmented with Socialization enhancements. TF-CBT+S includes enhancements to address socioecological stress and trauma and provide coping strategies to support positive socialization.