Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit

Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Every Community Needs a System of Care

Benefits of Having a Trauma Informed System of Care

Speaking the Same Language Many systems in your community engage with victims of trauma. Individuals are very often involved across a wide spectrum of services. All service providers need to speak the same language and share the same understanding of trauma and belief in resilience. If a child is experiencing ongoing toxic stress at home, it’s unlikely the child will be brought by the caregiver to see a behavioral health professional as this trauma occurs. However, the child by law does have to go to school or he or she may be enrolled in afterschool programs or play sports. Once staff are trained about ACEs and trauma informed care, each of these programs can become a trauma informed point of contact that can buffer, intervene, or connect a child with additional services.

Culture Change

Having a trauma informed system of care is the key to moving your community from having an awareness of ACEs to action. Trauma informed care needs to be part of all frontline services to effectively mitigate the effects of individual ACEs within the community. Training is not enough. Your goal is to change the culture of organizations and eventually that of your community to becoming more resilient. Creating a trauma informed system of care will convey by training to all service providers that you don’t have to be a therapist to be therapeutic. The concepts taught in trauma informed care training can be used by anyone anywhere. Empowering Many People to Make a Difference

Multiple Possible Points of Contact

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