Trauma and Loss: Research and Interventions is the journal of The National Institute of Trauma and Loss in Children. The purpose of the journal is to provide practical information on research and interventions to help children, parents, families, and groups traumatized by violent and non-violent trauma-inducing incidents. The journal encourages submissions of manuscripts from clinicians, school personnel, crisis intervention and trauma specialists, medical and mental health professionals, and researchers.

Submissions are initially reviewed by the editor and then sent to members of the editorial board for review. Submissions are acknowledged upon receipt and it generally takes 2 to 3 months between acknowledgement of receipt, and notification of the decision of the editorial board. Two copies of the journal are sent to the author upon publication, upon request.

Submissions which do not conform to the following guidelines will be returned without review.

1. Send four (4) copies to The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, 900 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236. Submission should be typed on 8 1/2 x 11 inch white paper. A CD with the manuscript saved in Microsoft Word, AppleWorks, or Text Only format should accompany the submission; in lieu of a CD, submissions may be sent electronically to steele@tlcinst.org or cmalchiodi@insightbb.com
   
2. Include an abstract of approximately 100 words summarizing the submission on a separate page.
   
3. Double-space the entire manuscript, including references, quotations, tables, and figures.
   
4. Leave margins of at least 1 inch on all sides.
   
5. Avoid footnotes.
   
6. Follow American Psychological Association reference style.
   
7. Avoid the use of generic masculine pronouns and other sexist terminology. Use terms such as client, student, or participant, rather than research subject.
   
8. Tables and figures should be on separate pages. Figures (graphs, illustrations, line drawings) should be supplied camera-ready. Black & white photos or laser prints of art work are acceptable.
   
9. List author’s names, positions, titles, places of employment, and mailing addresses on a separate cover page so manuscript can be reviewed anonymously.
   
10. A brief biography should be submitted for each author, typed on a separate page.
    
11. Articles should not exceed 5000 words (about 20 typewritten pages). Brief reports should not exceed 1000 (about 5 typewritten pages). Letters to the editor or commentaries should be under 300 words.
    
12. Trauma and Loss: Research and Interventions reserves the right to change copy to conform to the style established by the editor and editorial board.

Trauma and Loss: Research and Intervention (ISSN 1534-0333) is published twice yearly by The National Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children, 900 Cook Road, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236, (313) 885-0390 or toll-free at (877) 306-5256, e-mail steele@tlcinst.org