Publications

Publications in our database are reports and resource materials produced within the Department of Child and Family Studies, as well as recent journal articles authored by CFS faculty. To view a more thorough listing of recent books, book chapters and articles written or edited by CFS faculty, view our Impact Reports or individual faculty vitas. You may also view the publications by topic on the right of this page.

Adolescent Girls’ Use of Avoidant and Approach Coping as Moderators Between Trauma Exposure and Trauma Symptoms (2013)

This study examined whether avoidant and/or approach coping skills moderated the relationship between childhood trauma exposure and trauma symptoms among adolescent females with a history of complex trauma.

Adolescent Girls’ Use of Avoidant and Approach Coping as Moderators between Trauma Exposure and Trauma Symptoms (2013)

This study examined whether avoidant and/or approach coping skills moderated the relationship between childhood trauma exposure and trauma symptoms among adolescent females with a history of complex trauma.

22nd Annual Research Conference Proceedings (2009)

Features presentation summaries from symposia, paper presentations and poster presentations, organized around the central themes of the annual research conference.

The National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services Program for Children and their Families Program. A Commentary. (2002)

This commentary appeared in a special issue describing the national evaluation of the Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and Their Families Program.

Environmental Safety and Exposure to Violence of Inner City Children: Children in Psychiatric Crisis (2001)

The article details environmental safety and exposure to violence in a group of particularly vulnerable children ages 5-18. The approximately 300 children enrolled in this study resided in the Bronx, New York, and presented at a psychiatric emergency room in crisis. This study discusses these children’s level of exposure to violence and unsafe environments, as well as their ratings regarding feelings about safety. Two case studies are presented, along with implications of findings.

The Evaluation of the Fort Bragg Demonstration Project: An Alternative Interpretation of the Findings (1996)

The article offers an interpretation of the findings of the Fort Bragg Demonstration Project evaluation that differs in many important ways from the evaluation results provided in this special issue of the Journal of Mental Health Administration and in a book published by the evaluators.