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title: Addressing the Impact of Trauma Before Diagnosing Mental Illness in Child Welfare
description: "Griffin et al. (2011) found that the proportion of youth in out of home care reporting at least one type of trauma was more than 95%, compared to approximately 68% in the general population.   #### **[Addressing the Impact of…"
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/adoption-competence/addressing-the-impact-of-trauma-before-diagnosing-mental-illness-in-child-welfare/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Adoption Competent Mental Health
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  - Mental health professionals
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# Addressing the Impact of Trauma Before Diagnosing Mental Illness in Child Welfare

Griffin et al. (2011) found that the proportion of youth in out of home care reporting at least one type of trauma was more than 95%, compared to approximately 68% in the general population.

 

#### **[Addressing the Impact of Trauma](https://possible-scent.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/AddressingtheImpactofTraumainChildWelfareGriffin2011.pdf)**

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