| Sumario: | Despite the prevalence of trauma and traumatic grief in urban communities of color, clinical interventions are generally not provided in schools due to barriers such as time and space constraints, lack of parent availability, and insufficient funding and administrative support. Particular attention is given to the significant need for trauma-informed care and grief counseling among people of color, many of whom experience traumatic grief, and impediments to accessing clinical services in the community. A key consideration when working with this population is the experience of disenfranchised grief, which may further hinder the grieving process. Adaptations to the model of trauma-focused cognitive-- behavioral therapy for childhood traumatic grief are suggested as an intervention for the use of trained school social workers. These therapeutic services are crucial for student social–emotional well-being, academic success, and prevention of juvenile justice involvement.
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