Resources

Trauma Informed Care: Perspectives and Resources

• National Institute of Mental Health PTSD Overview
• PTSD: An Overview by the National Center for PTSD
• Domestic Violence Overview 
• Trauma Informed Care: Created by the Georgetown University National Technical Assistance Center for Children’s Mental Health and JBS International, Inc., this new free online tool aims to support state and local decision-makers, administrators, providers, parents, and youth and family advocates to become more trauma informed. The tool includes video interviews, issue briefs, key resources, and links that will be updated monthly to keep up with new developments in the field. Access through: Georgetown TA Center website or JBS International website
• SAMHSA – Trauma Informed Care 
• NIH – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder 
• National Center for PTSD 

Trauma and Depression Resources

Information about posttraumatic stress disorder as well as assessment instruments for trauma and PTSD can be accessed through the National Center for PTSD  

• Antidepressant Education Fact Sheet –English, Español
• Depression Fact Sheet – English, Español
• NIMH Depression Brochure for Men – English, Español
• NIMH PTSD Brochure – English, Español ​

Assessment Instruments Developed at the Center for Trauma and the Community (CTC)

• TRAUMA HISTORY QUESTIONNAIRE (THQ)

The development, use, and psychometric properties of the Trauma History Questionnaire.  (full text) Hooper, L. M., Stockton, P., Krupnick, J., & Green, B. L. (2011). The development, use, and psychometric properties of the Trauma History Questionnaire. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 16, 258-283.

     THQ Available in English, Spanish, Danish, French, Portuguese, Urdu, Icelandic, Turkish

• STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE (SLESQ)​

Evaluating the cultural validity of the Stressful Life Events Questionnaire. Green, B.L., Chung, J.Y., Daroowalla, A., Kaltman, S., & DeBenedictis, C. (2006). Violence against Women, 12, 1191-1213.
Assessing traumatic event exposure: General issues and preliminary findings for the Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire. Goodman, L., Corcoran, C., Turner, K., Yuan, N., & Green, B.L. (1998). Journal of Traumatic Stress , 11 , 521-42.

Stressful Life Events Screening Questionnaire in English, Spanish

Assessment Instruments Developed by Others

• PTSD CHECKLIST

Information about post-traumatic stress disorder as well as assessment instruments for trauma and PTSD can be accessed through the National Center for PTSD  

• PHQ, PHQ9

These instruments can be accessed at the following site: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) Screeners  

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