The first volume of The Expanding Continuum of Gender-Based Violence: Trauma-Informed Care is a thorough examination of current knowledge on the way gender impacts both group and individual risk of violence. In this volume, interdisciplinary pro­fessionals focus on the presentation and assessment of trauma with a special focus on trauma-informed approaches. Special emphasis is placed on inclusive language recommendations in order to guide clini­cians and care providers in current best practices. Together, with Volume 2, this text intends to do the following: -Define the problem -Identify causes and risk factors -Design interventions -Disseminate information -Educate students and future professionals

Paul Thomas Clements is a forensic psychiatric clinical specialist, a Certified Gang Specialist, and is Certified in the Danger Assessment. Practicing in the forensic nursing arena for over 30 years, Dr. Clements has provided consultation for hospital systems, EMTs, Child Protective Agency personnel, trauma/emergency nurses, psychiatric providers, and academic and corporate settings-each regarding vulnerability risk assessment, target-hardening, and decreasing the incidence of violence. Dr. Clements has provided consultation to public school systems and other child-related agencies related to child abuse assessment, and related to the aftermath of violence and/or violent death (including homicide of a child and gang-related deaths) for teachers and other classmates. Clements holds a Master's degree in Child and Family Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing and a Doctor of Philosophy in Forensic Psychiatric Nursing, both from the University of Pennsylvania, with research and practice that have surrounded the traumatic presentations and behaviors of children exposed to the homicide of a family member. Clements was inducted as a Distinguished Fellow in the International Association of Forensic Nurses in 2002, and was an inaugural Associate Editor of the Journal of Forensic Nursing from 2005-2012. Most recently, in 2021, he was inducted as the first Distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Forensic Nursing. Clements works as a Clinical Professor at the Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing at Texas A & M University.