Policies Related to Trauma-Informed Care

The American Academy of Pediatrics publishes the following policy documents:

• Policy Statements are statements of advocacy, direction or a public health position of concern to the Academy, including recommendations.
• Technical Reports are based on a literature review and data analyses but do not contain recommendations.
• Clinical Reports provide guidance for the pediatrician in the clinical setting, addressing best practices and state of the art medicine but does not include formal recommendations.
• Clinical Practice Guidelines are based on a comprehensive literature review and data analyses with formal rules of evidence in support of each recommendation made.

Principles of trauma-informed care can support the implementation of recommendations within several AAP policy statements and clinical reports, including:

• Preventing Childhood Toxic Stress: Partnering With Families and Communities to Promote Relational Health
• Children Exposed to Maltreatment: Assessment and the Role of Psychotropic Medication
• Clinical Considerations Related to the Behavioral Manifestations of Child Maltreatment
• Eliminating Race-Based Medicine
• The Impact of Racism on Child and Adolescent Health