Trauma Informed Schools: Introduction to the Special Issue
This special issue on trauma informed schools is the first compilation of invited manuscripts on the topic. The forces behind the movement and key assumptions of trauma informed approaches are reviewed. The first eight manuscripts in Part 1 of the special issue present original empirical research that can be used to support key assumptions of trauma informed approaches to school service delivery. Part 2 of the special issue opens with a blueprint for the implementation of trauma informed approaches using a multitiered framework, which is followed by three case studies of the use of multitiered frameworks to implement trauma informed approaches in schools. The special issue concludes with a commentary on future directions for the trauma informed school movement.