Holmes Cheryl, Levy Michelle, Smith Avis, Pinne Susan, Neese Paula
School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS USA.
Crittenton Children's Center, Kansas City, MO 64134 USA.
J Child Fam Stud. 2015;24(6):1650-1659. doi: 10.1007/s10826-014-9968-6.
The all too common exposure of young children to traumatic situations and the life-long consequences that can result underscore the need for effective, developmentally appropriate interventions that address complex trauma. This paper describes Head Start Trauma Smart (HSTS), an early education/mental health cross-systems partnership designed to work within the child's natural setting-in this case, Head Start classrooms. The goal of HSTS is to decrease the stress of chronic trauma, foster age-appropriate social and cognitive development, and create an integrated, trauma-informed culture for young children, parents, and staff. Created from a community perspective, the HSTS program emphasizes tools and skills that can be applied in everyday settings, thereby providing resources to address current and future trauma. Program evaluation findings indicate preliminary support for both the need for identification and intervention and the potential to positively impact key outcomes.
幼儿经常暴露于创伤性情境及其可能导致的终身后果凸显了针对复杂创伤采取有效、适合其发展阶段的干预措施的必要性。本文介绍了“开端计划创伤智能项目”（HSTS），这是一种早期教育/心理健康跨系统合作模式，旨在在儿童的自然环境中开展工作，在本案例中即开端计划教室。HSTS的目标是减轻慢性创伤带来的压力，促进与其年龄相符的社会和认知发展，并为幼儿、家长和工作人员营造一种综合的、具备创伤意识的文化。HSTS项目从社区角度出发，强调可在日常环境中应用的工具和技能，从而为应对当前及未来的创伤提供资源。项目评估结果初步支持了识别和干预的必要性以及对关键成果产生积极影响的潜力。
