Safe Mothers, Safe Children Initiative

Inclusion Criteria:

• Receiving preventive services

• Meeting a severity score of 28 or higher OR probable DSM-5 diagnostic criteria forPTSD (PDS-5)

• Having 1-8-year-old child

• Being the legal guardian for the child with physical and legal custody

• Being able to read, write, and speak English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having suicidal ideation present in the past month prior to pre-assessment orreports of a suicide attempt in the past year (SCID-5)

• Meeting a diagnosis of severe substance or alcohol use disorder (≥ 6 symptoms onSCID) AND not in early remission (≥3 months without meeting any substance or alcoholuse disorder criteria (except craving)

• Having current or active symptoms of psychosis in the past month

• Having a disability affecting communication, such as deafness

• Having an index child with a developmental condition that impedes cognitive and/orphysical functioning, e.g. autism

• Having an index child with current symptoms or diagnosis of psychosis as defined bythe DSM-5 in the past 3 months

• Experiencing current or history of intimate partner violence (IPV) or familyviolence:

If there is a history of IPV/family violence and the relationship is no longer active, the relationship must have ended for at least ninety days with no intention of restarting; If there is a history of IPV/family violence, but the relationship is ongoing, there must not have been an IPV/family violence event for at least one year