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Trauma Treatment in Norwegian Child Advocacy Centers

NCT05314829 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2022-09-30

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Summary

Norwegian child and advocacy centers´ core activities include both forensic services (e.g., forensic interviews) and follow-up services (e.g., treatment), aiming to coordinate the different services involved in each case to prevent additional burdens for youth in already vulnerable situations. However, a recent study indicates that very few receive follow-up after the forensic interview and that the follow-up in most cases includes one-time or occasional support and only in rare cases treatment. In the same study, youth receiving follow-up in the CAC in Oslo revealed significantly higher levels of common mental health problems than a comparable community sample, yet lower than clinical samples, indicating that many youths in CACs may be falling between different services within the health care system, not necessarily receiving the help they need elsewhere.

The current project will investigate four issues related to these knowledge needs;

1. How do children and parents experience receiving trauma treatment at child advocacy centers?
2. What predicts treatment effects?
3. What is the prevalence of symptoms of burnout and secondary traumatic stress among employees working in child advocacy centers, and can training in evidence-based treatment prevent burnout and secondary traumatic stress?

Conditions

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT)

TF-CBT is a phase-based evidence-based treatment method for children and adolescents between 6-18 years who experience posttraumatic stress symptoms following trauma exposure. Parents or other close caregivers receive parallel sessions. It is normally provided through 12-16 sessions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar · Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-08-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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