From Research to Reality: Scaling TF-CBT to Reach Every Child with PTSD.
New research supports using TF-CBT as first-line treatment for childhood PTSD. Big deal.
It’s another effective intervention we can’t get to patients who need it most.
Psychiatry and addiction medicine is littered with interventions like this that look great on paper.
Last week’s JAMA Psychiatry article demonstrated large effect sizes for TF-CBT (trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy) in the short- and long-term for youth who were lucky enough to get the treatment.
I’m begging these authors and other researchers to focus on implementation science. How do we better scale these interventions?
How do we get TF-CBT to every child who needs it?
Take a look at the work done in Connecticut by Jeffrey Vanderploeg and Child Health & Development Institute (CHDI). He and his team are all about scaling evidence-based interventions.
They’ve trained over 1,000 clinicians across 70 organizations statewide to deliver TF-CBT with fidelity.
Researchers need to take existing interventions and focus on demonstrating ROI and scalability in the real-world setting.
Call Dr. Vanderploeg if you need a hand.
