Trauma-Informed Care in Forensic and Secure Settings: A Systematic Scoping Review
Evidence for TIC in forensic settings is sparse and methodologically limited, with no adult service user outcomes and few study designs supporting causal inference. Preliminary, low-certainty signals suggest benefits for perceived safety when TIC is integrated into an organization's culture. Rigorous comparative studies that include adult perspectives and measure sustained clinical outcomes are needed to establish effectiveness.
Authors
- Michael James Ireland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6064-3575)
- C. Roberts
- Govind Krishnamoorthy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1515-1103)
- Crystal McMullen
Institutions
- University of Southern Queensland (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychiatric Services
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20250199
- Primary Topic
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00