In this talk, Dr. Lisa Jaycox will describe the development of school-based interventions for children exposed to trauma, which began 20 years ago to address violence exposure among recent immigrant students in Los Angeles. Since that time, the original intervention along with two adaptations have been evaluated in randomized controlled trials under real-world conditions, addressing all kinds of traumatic events, including community and family violence, school shootings, and community-wide disasters. All three interventions are being disseminated nationally and internationally, funded in part through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. In addition to describing the development and outcomes of these interventions, the talk will focus on a study conducted in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, which highlights some of the advantages of working in schools with an early-intervention, public health approach. Lisa's presentation will be followed by remarks from Michelle Garcia, Director of the DC Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants. --- Lisa Jaycox is a Senior Behavioral Scientist at the RAND Corporation in Arlington, VA. Her work at RAND over the past two decades has focused on stress and trauma, with one line of research on improving outcomes for children exposed to trauma. A general theme of her work is developing and/or evaluating interventions in community settings, including schools and primary care, for both children and adults. Dr. Jaycox is a Clinical Psychologist (1993, University of Pennsylvania).