Incorporating a trauma screening -; which assesses how trauma and maltreatment affected each child - provides information that could be used to connect children to the specific mental-health services they need. In 2014, Connecticut has included the Child Trauma Screen as part of evaluations for children placed in the child welfare system. This study demonstrated that asking a small number of questions about trauma during these evaluations led to better identification of trauma symptoms and more appropriate trauma-focused service recommendations for children.