Listen protect connect for traumatized schoolchildren: A pilot study of psychological first aid

BMC Psychology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ramirez, Marizen ^a   Harland, Karisa ^a   Frederick, Maisha ^a   Shepherd, Rhoda ^b   Wong, Marleen ^c   Cavanaugh, Joseph E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Cedar Rapids Community Schools   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Intervention studies; Post traumatic stress disorders; Schools

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987729538     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20507283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2050-7283-1-26     Document Type: Article

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