Grant Funds Efforts to Prevent Stress Disorder

Grant Funds Efforts to Prevent Stress Disorder


By Cortney Fielding on April 7, 2010 8:04 AM

A USC School of Social Work professor will use a $1.8 million federal grant to help prevent long-term mental-health disturbances, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), from developing among the children in military families.

Marleen Wong, assistant dean and clinical professor of field education, and her partners at RAND, the UCLA Health Services Research Center and the Los Angeles Unified School District recently were awarded funds from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to develop trauma interventions for military children that can be implemented during the regular school day.

The researchers have received a total of $5.2 million in grants since 2002.

Wong and her colleagues, who formed the Trauma Services Adaption Center for Resiliency, Hope and Wellness in Schools, created the Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools. This evidence-based program provides mental health screening and 10 weeks of therapy sessions in public schools to reduce symptoms related to existing traumatic experiences and build skills to handle future stress.
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Grant Funds Efforts to Prevent Stress Disorder