TY - JOUR PY - 2003// TI - Identifying and responding to the mental health service needs of children who have experienced violence: A community-based approach JO - Clinical child psychology and psychiatry A1 - Tame, Craig A1 - McDavid, Lolita A1 - Gartland, Heidi A1 - Creeden, Rosemary A1 - Friedman, Steve A1 - Day, Elsie A1 - Flannery, Daniel J. A1 - Drotar, Dennis A1 - McTaggart, Matthew J. SP - 187 EP - 203 VL - 8 IS - 2 N2 - Children’s exposure to violence, their psychological response to the violence, and their participation in a community-based intervention service were described. This article describes the provision of mental health services and the process evaluation for the initial phase of the program (1999-2000). A large number (N = 1739) children were referred to the program over a 17.5-month period for mental health intervention immediately after witnessing and experiencing a range of violent acts, the majority of which (N = 1355) involved domestic violence. A majority of referred children and adolescents (N = 946) directly witnessed such violence, and the majority of those who were old enough to provide self-report indicated that they perceived the event as a direct threat to their safety. Many of these children and adolescents also reported high levels of trauma symptoms. The majority of children (N = 1117) who were referred to the program participated. The findings underscore the feasibility of developing mental health services to meet the needs of children who are exposed to violence, especially family violence, at a critical time following violence exposure. VioLIt keywords: Exposure to Violence Witnessing Violence Effects Community Based Intervention Program Witnessing Spouse Abuse Witnessing Violence Effects Children of Battered Women Partner Violence Violence Against Women Spouse Abuse Effects Domestic Violence Effects Domestic Violence Intervention Witness Treatment Treatment Program Mental Health Treatment Child Adjustment Child Mental Health Child Witness Juvenile Adjustment Juvenile Mental Health Juvenile Witness Witness Adjustment Emotional Adjustment Psychological Victimization Effects

LA - SN - 1359-1045 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1359104503008002004 ID - ref1 ER -