Raising trauma awareness in the Middle East: Exploration of parental knowledge about the identification and management of trauma among children in Egypt

Abstract

The study was guided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to provide insight into parental understandings of trauma identification and trauma-informed practice (TIP). A total of 205 Egyptian parents receiving assistance for various familial challenges completed the Parent Trauma Identification and Management Scale based on SAMHSA's model. Confirmatory factor analysis, multivariate analysis of variance and hierarchical regression were employed to explore the relationship between trauma identification and TIP. The results provide support for the hypothesized relationship between trauma identification and TIP in the Egyptian context. The study concludes with a call for the mainstreaming or prioritization of trauma management and TIP in health service delivery in Egypt and other similar contexts.