Reducing Psychological Harm from Traumatic Events Among Children and Adolescents: Play Therapy
Task Force Finding*
Play therapy has been used as a means to enhance communication about and facilitate the resolution of trauma-related issues for child crime victims.
The Task Force finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of play therapy in reducing psychological harm in children and adolescents because of substantial heterogeneity in the body of evidence, particularly in the intervention format.
*From the following publication:
Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Recommendations to reduce psychological harm from traumatic events among children and adolescents. 
[PDF - 58KB] Am J Prev Med 2008;35(3):314-6.
Review completed: June 2006
- Page last reviewed: February 7, 2011
- Page last updated: October 18, 2010
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
