The Outcomes of Trauma-Informed Practice in Youth Justice: An Umbrella Review

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dc.contributor.authorMalvaso, C.G.
dc.contributor.authorDay, A.
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, C.M.
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionPublished online: 22 April 2024
dc.description.abstractFindings of high rates of complex trauma among justice-involved young people have engendered interest in developing traumainformed youth justice systems. Although there have been several reviews of trauma-informed practice in youth justice settings, uncertainty remains about whether this approach can produce the outcomes expected of youth justice services. In this study we summarize findings from recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses to provide an overview of evidence relevant to implementing trauma-informed youth justice. We conducted an umbrella review of systematic reviews published between 2017 and 2023 that included group-based primary studies of trauma-informed interventions for justice-involved young people. Reviews were located via searches of PsycINFO, PubMedCentral, Embase, Criminal Justice Abstracts with Full Text, and ProQuest. Data extracted from each review included the number and type of primary studies reviewed, and outcomes related to trauma symptomatology, mental health and wellbeing, and justice system involvement. Nine systematic reviews met our inclusion criteria. Improvements in trauma symptoms, mental health and wellbeing, and justice system involvement were documented in each review. The strongest evidence related to the impact of trauma-focused interventions on posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, but less evidence was available to demonstrate outcomes of organizational level and systemic components of trauma-informed practice. Each review highlighted the need to strengthen the methodological quality of primary studies. Trauma-informed practice should be seriously considered as part of any effort to implement evidencebased youth justice. This should extend beyond treatment of trauma symptomatology to incorporate a broader approach to trauma-informed practice that is organizationally embedded.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityCatia G. Malvaso, Andrew Day, Carolyn M. Boyd
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 2024; 17(3):939-955
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s40653-024-00634-5
dc.identifier.issn1936-1521
dc.identifier.issn1936-153X
dc.identifier.orcidMalvaso, C.G. [0000-0003-1227-5434]
dc.identifier.orcidBoyd, C.M. [0000-0002-5749-9223]
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2440/142525
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE200100679
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2024. Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-024-00634-5
dc.subjectTrauma-informed; Trauma-focused; Youth justice; Outcomes; Umbrella review; Overview
dc.titleThe Outcomes of Trauma-Informed Practice in Youth Justice: An Umbrella Review
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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