Pediatric Trauma and Posttraumatic Symptom Screening at Well-child Visits.

ABSTRACT: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), including abuse or neglect, parental substance abuse, mental illness, or separation, are public health crises that require identification and response. We aimed to increase annual rates of trauma screening during well-child visits from 0% to 70%, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom screening for children with identified trauma from 0% to 30%, and connection to behavioral health for children with symptoms from 0% to 60%.

Methods

Our interdisciplinary behavioral and medical health team implemented 3 plan-do-study-act cycles to improve screening and response to pediatric traumatic experiences. Automated reports and chart reviews measured progress toward goals as we changed screening methods and provider training.

Results

During pla

SUBMITTER: DiGiovanni SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10219716 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature