Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit

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

More Training Will Be Possible Think of a trauma informed system of care like the placement of AED’s. Over the years these medical devices have saved thousands of lives by being strategically placed in locations where medical equipment is not typically found. The key to the success of these devices is training for those who might need to use them. The same is true with training for proper uses of ACEs screening and trauma responsive programming. By having a system of care, more people can be trained, and more trainers can be developed so that there is a large workforce of knowledgeable people who can implement trauma informed care. Once agencies become trauma informed, they collectively and individually can champion resilience for clients they serve. Systems of care collectively increase the resilience with in their community. Resilience Will Increase

More People Will Be Helped

Nurturing and supportive relationships are the evidence-based practices shown to heal the effects of trauma. Raising awareness through trauma informed education and developing trauma informed systems of care will create more resilient communities. Connection is the cure, and the more people within the community who have an understanding of ACEs and trauma informed care, the larger will be the number of people with experienced trauma who will benefit. System of care partners can benefit by knowing which other service providers share their understanding of trauma and resilience building. For instance, if physicians or schools conduct ACEs screening on those served, having trauma informed care partnerships allows for safe and knowledgeable wrap around services to address the needs identified in screening. Having a trauma informed system of care will allow trauma survivors to experience a reduction of re-traumatization by service providers. Reduction in Re-Traumatization

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