This measure is a brief version of the Parenting Stress Index (Abidin, 1995), a widely used and well-researched measure of parenting stress (the full PSI is also reviewed in this database). The PSI-SF has 36 items from the original 120-item PSI.
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There is a strong connection between traumatic stress and substance abuse that has implications for children and families.
Promotes better lives, through better choices by youth, caregivers, and professionals for healthier responses to and prevention of problematic sexual behavior of youth.
Describe los comportamientos sexuales comunes en la infancia, proporciona información sobre cómo responder a estos comportamientos sexuales, y brinda sugerencias de cómo educar a los niños sobre cuestiones sexuales.
More than 80% of juvenile justice-involved youth report experiencing trauma, with many having experienced multiple, chronic, and pervasive interpersonal traumas.
Young children depend exclusively on parents/caregivers for survival and protection—both physical and emotional. When trauma also impacts the parent/caregiver, the relationship between that person and the child may be strongly affected.
Despite the high occurrence of childhood exposure to IPV, it is important to note that children are inherently resilient and can move forward from stressful events in their lives.
Offers information on how to address youth and children exhibiting problematic sexual behaviors.
Defines CSEC and the scope of the problem of the commercial sexual exploitation of both girls and young women in the US.