Trauma-Sensitive Care

●For Families                         ● For Children                           ● For Providers

Trauma-Sensitive Care is care that incorporates working respectfully and collaboratively with an individual who has experienced trauma to promote personal healing and recovery. Given that most individuals who present for mental health or substance abuse treatment have experienced one or more traumas in their lives, providing that treatment in a trauma-sensitive manner can significantly increase individuals’ engagement, and success, in treatment. Developing trauma-informed care requires agencies to consider their organizational culture, how they structure treatment, and how they collaborate with those in treatment. Below are resource websites describing the advantages of and strategies for developing Trauma-Sensitive care. 

NEW!  Creating Strength-based and Trauma Sensitive Care:
                    Preventing the Need for Coercive Interventions
                           Resources from the January 2008 training.

Report from the DHFS Trauma Summit 5.31.2007 

Trauma Summit Report 5.31.07
Report from the DHFS Trauma Summit held on May 31^st 2007. Provides valuable information from the day’s presentation for understanding psychological trauma, as well as current state statistics and facts related to trauma

       Trauma Informed Planning Guidelines and Action Plans                           

Trauma Informed Care Planning Guidelines for use in developing an Organizational Action Plan      http://download.ncadi.samhsa.gov/ken/pdf/NCTIC/guidelines_for_tic_planning.pdf
Provides available guidelines and action plans for agencies implementing Trauma Informed Care         

Mental Health and Substance Abuse  

National Center for Trauma Informed Care:  http://mentalhealth.samhsa.gov/nctic/trauma.asp#overview
Comprehensive overview of Trauma Informed Care, resources, and updates.

SAMHSA: “Roadmap to Seclusion and Restraint Free Mental Health Services”
Module 2: Understanding the Impact of Trauma 
Introduces effects of, and reactions to understanding Trauma Informed Care.

National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: http://ncptsd.va.gov          
Helpful website for understanding and relating to PTSD in children, adults, & families

Healing Self-Injury: http://healingselfinjury.org 
Important information and helpful resources for healing victims of self injury

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors: www.nasmhpd.org
Useful resource for variety of mental health issues, including trauma care

Issues with Children   

Focal Point, Winter 2007: “Traumatic Stress/ Child Welfare”: http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/pgFPW07TOC.php

• Traumatic Stress and the Child Welfare System

• Child Trauma: The Role of Public Policy         

• Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents

• Creating a Trauma-Informed Child Welfare System

• Early Intervention as Prevention                              

Publication articles introducing suggestions for working with children’s, adolescents, and families’ experience of trauma within the child welfare system       

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network:  http://www.nctsnet.org
Comprehensive resource base for parents, educators, and the public 

Domestic Violence  

National Coalition against Domestic Violence: http://ncadv.org
National resource for working with children and families of domestic violence

Wisconsin Coalition against Domestic Violence: http://www.wcadv.org/
State-wide resource for working with children and families of domestic violence 

 Sexual Assault

National Sexual Violence Resource Center: www.nsvrc.org
National resource for working with families and children’s experience of sexual assault.

Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault: http://wcasa.org/ 
State-wide resource for working with trauma related to sexual assault.

Multiple Trauma Issues                                                                                                                                                

Coping with Traumatic Events: http://samhsa.gov/trauma/index.aspx
SAMHSA resource page for comprehensive information regarding Trauma                                                                         

Witness Justice: http://witnessjustice.org 
Comprehensive resource for providers working with witnesses of violence and trauma

Trauma Information Page: http://www.trauma-pages.com/support.php#Trauma
Describes Trauma, Types, Treatment, and support for a variety of trauma issues        

Elder Abuse     

National Center on Elder Abuse: http://elderabusecenter.org
Introduces statistics and research, outreach and education related to elder abuse

“Traumatic experiences shake the foundations of our beliefs
about safety and shatter our assumptions of trust.”
—David Baldwin
( SRC; Module 2; SAMHSA Roadmap to Understanding Seclusion and Restraint)