This book is just what I was looking for to assist me in my work with adolescents struggling with PTSD and substance abuse. What I really appreciated was that the authors offer clear and useful solutions for working with teens that may never have practiced any type of self-soothing techniques.Not only does the book provide concrete explanations of strategies such as mindfulness and meditations, but it also gives step-by-step guidelines as to how to implement them into my practice.As a social worker in an urban middle school, this book has given me intervention techniques that will assist the students so that they can calm down to the point that they are able to identify the underlying feelings that are causing them to act out in school. Stacy L. Homan, LICSW, School Adjustment Counselor, Worcester East Middle School, Worcester, MA "

Lisa R. Fortuna, MD, MPH, MDiv, is a board certified child and adolescent psychiatrist. She is currently assistant professor of psychiatry and director of child and adolescent multicultural health research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her research interests include Latino and immigrant mental health services research, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), adolescent substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders in adolescence. Fortuna received a K23 Patient Oriented Career Development Award from the National Institute of Drug Abuse, and she is currently working on a therapy development study for adolescents with co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders. Fortuna is involved in translational research, adapting evidence-based interventions for community and school- based prevention, and mental health interventions with youth, including those at risk of gang or juvenile detention involvement.