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Wednesday, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

School- and Community-Based Trauma-Informed Interventions: Implementation and Dissemination from Clinical and Research Perspectives

This symposium highlights the importance of engaging multiple stakeholders in the implementation of trauma-informed interventions for immigrant and refugee communities in the U.S. The first presentation will describe best practices for effectively translating and disseminating evidence-based, trauma-informed interventions for immigrant and refugee youth in schools by exploring collaborative work between a school district and an academic medical center. Using qualitative methodology, the second presentation explores teacher and school clinician perspectives to discuss the multi-system facilitators and barriers that impacted the successful implementation of a school-based strengths-based, trauma-informed intervention for immigrant and refugee youth. The final presentation utilizes participant and facilitator perspectives in a mixed-methods approach to examine the acceptability, appropriateness, feasibility, and sustainability of a community-based intervention aimed at reducing stress caused by structural racism among Latina immigrant mothers and their children. In this symposium, we will learn how qualitative and mixed-method research methodologies can involve community members and various stakeholders (e.g., teachers, clinicians, facilitators) in evaluating the implementation of school- and community-based interventions and how this adequately informs the accessibility and cultural responsiveness of trauma-informed care for refugee and immigrant populations in the U.S. Furthermore, we learn how to effectively bridge the gap between research and practice through academic and community partnerships to address the systemic inequities that not only disproportionately expose these communities to trauma and stress, but impact their access to mental health care. By integrating projects that span across multiple settings and stakeholders, this symposium offers implications for clinicians, educators, and immigration and mental health policymakers.

Paper #1
Title	School-based Intervention to Promote Resilience Among Newcomer Youth
Presenting author	Rebecca Ford-Paz, Lurie's Children's Hospital, United States
Non-presenting author(s)	Bianca Ramos, LCSW, United States, Lurie's Children's Hospital

Paper #2
Title	Identifying Facilitators and Barriers in the Implementation of Trauma-informed, School-based Program for Refugee and Immigrant Youth
Presenting author	Andrea Donis, Loyola University Chicago, United States
Non-presenting author(s)	Dr. Sungha Kang, United States, Loyola University Chicago Roxanna Flores, United States, Loyola University Chicago Susana Sosa, United States, Loyola Universtiy Chicago

Paper #3
Title	Created by the Community, for the Community: Implementation Outcomes of a Community-Based Intervention
Presenting author	Emilia Roman, Unviersity of Illinois Chicago, United States
Non-presenting author(s)	Stephanie Torres, United States, UIC Jillian L. Garcia,United States, UIC
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Session chair
Andrea Donis, Loyola University Chicago, United States

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