Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit

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

Focus Group We conducted a focus group with our system of care affiliates in December 2018 for the purpose of getting their feedback on successes, barriers, and setbacks encountered within their organizations as they have implemented trauma informed concepts. We are sharing their insights as part of this toolkit to help better prepare those who will work to create a community wide system of care. Below is a list of the organizations who had staff members participate in the focus group and under which professional designation we classified them and recorded their

comments. Healthcare Ballad Health – division of Population Health ETSU College of Nursing ETSU Department of Public Health St. Jude’s Research Clinic Coordinated Health – Washington Coun ty Schools and Johnson County Schools Northeast Tennessee Regional Health Office Niswonger Children’s Hospital Behavioral Health ETSU Department of Counseling and Human Services ETSU Department of Psychology Anti-Drug Coalitions (Insight Alliance and Sullivan County) Frontier Health Lifeline Recovery Services Hands & Feet Ministries/Bristol Lifestyle Recovery Law Enforcement Johnson City Police Department

Education ETSU Department of Education Johnson City Schools – Topper Academy Holston River Regional Libraries Community Agencies United Way of Greater Kingsport Board Member Johnson City/ Washington County Boys and Girls Club Pregnancy Support/Children and Youth Services Northeast Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth Hope House TN Voices for Children TRACES Foster Care Veterans Administration Mountain Home VA Chaplain Corrections Alternative Community Corrections

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