The Workshop on Integrating New Measures of Trauma into the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Data Collection Programs, held in Washington, D.C. in December 2015, was organized as part of an effort to assist SAMHSA and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in their responsibilities to expand the collection of behavioral health data to include measures of trauma. The main goals of the workshop were to discuss options for collecting data and producing estimates on exposure to traumatic events and PTSD, including available measures and associated possible data collection mechanisms. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

Contents

• The National Academies of SCIENCES • ENGINEERING • MEDICINE
• STEERING COMMITTEE FOR THE WORKSHOP ON INTEGRATING NEW MEASURES OF TRAUMA INTO THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S DATA COLLECTION PROGRAMS
• COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS
• BOARD ON BEHAVIORAL, COGNITIVE, AND SENSORY SCIENCES
• BOARD ON HEALTH SCIENCES POLICY
• Acknowledgment of Reviewers
• 1. Introduction
  • BACKGROUND
  • WORKSHOP FOCUS
  • WORKSHOP CHARGE
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT
• 2. Existing Studies and Data
  • THE TRAUMA MODULE IN THE MENTAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE STUDY
  • SOURCES OF NATIONAL DATA ON TRAUMA
• 3. Key Concepts and Measurement Challenges
  • CONCEPTUALIZING EXPOSURE TO TRAUMA AND TRAUMA-RELATED DISORDERS AND SYMPTOMS
  • MEASURING EXPOSURE TO TRAUMA, PTSD, AND SUBCLINICAL PTSD
  • CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MEASURES OF TRAUMA
• 4. Collecting Trauma Data About Children
  • OPERATIONALIZING THE CONCEPT OF TRAUMA IN CHILDREN
  • MEASUREMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS FOR COLLECTING DATA ON TRAUMA IN CHILDREN
• 5. Key Themes and Possible Next Steps
• APPENDIXES
  • Appendix A. Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix B. Biographical Sketches of Steering Committee Members and Speakers
• COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL STATISTICS

Rapporteur: Krisztina Marton.

Suggested citation:

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2016). Measuring Trauma: Workshop Summary. K. Marton, Rapporteur. Committee on National Statistics and Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Board on Health Sciences Policy, Health and Medicine Division. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23526.