30.3 Peer-Assisted Trauma-Focused CBT for Black and Hispanic Teens With Traumatic Stress Reactions to COVID-19–Related Deaths

Abstract

COVID-19 infections and deaths have disproportionately impacted African American and Latino communities in the United States, further compounding the health disparities affecting them. For inner-city youth, the death of a caregiver related to COVID-19 added yet another potentially traumatic event in addition to violent injury, community violence, child abuse, domestic violence, parental incarceration, or deportation. This presentation describes the use of trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT), trauma-and grief-focused components supplemented by case management for youth who experienced COVID-19–related deaths and violence.