Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit

Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Evaluation: Reach, Effectiveness, Successes, & Barriers

Baseline and Follow-Up Data Although there were several items on the survey, we are only reporting results of one as an example. The full survey is provided in the Appendix. The example item asked for the participant’s level of agreement with the following statement: “The people served are routinely screened for trauma exposure and related symptoms,” using a 4-point Likert-type response scale (0 = does not describe my agency or institution, 1 = somewhat describes my agency or institution, 2 = very much describes my agency or institution, 3 = N/A or don’t know). While there is still an increase in trauma screening reported over time, the progress is much slower than in the previous question, as can be seen in Figure 2.

Figure 2. People Served are Routinely Screened

Other questions, such as those regarding organizational policy and funding focused on trauma, have shown even slower change, but by repeating our measurement, we can identify areas for our future efforts. We recommend that you build a manageable evaluation strategy in as you develop your system of care.

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