2 May 2016
Video

Long Story Short: How Can Organizations Measure Trauma-Informed Care to Promote Healing?

Trauma disproportionately affects people involved with social service organizations like homeless shelters and mental health centers. In this video interview, Kathleen Guarino, AIR senior technical assistance consultant, discusses how such organizations can measure their level of trauma-informed care and promote healing among trauma survivors. (See our Trauma-Informed Organizational Capacity Scale, referenced in the video.)

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Related Work

20 Jan 2016
Toolkit

Trauma-Informed Organizational Capacity Scale

Trauma-informed organizations ensure that mission, culture, and practice are aligned to recognize and support trauma-survivors. The Trauma-Informed Organizational Capacity Scale is the first psychometrically validated instrument to gauge the extent to which health and human service organizations provide trauma-informed care.
Topic: 
Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, Families, Communities, and Social Systems, Trauma-Informed Care
15 Jan 2016
Service

Trauma-Informed Care in Service Systems

Organizational trauma-informed care is a systemic approach to service delivery that is grounded in an understanding of the causes and consequences of trauma and promotes resilience and healing.

Topic: 
Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, Families, Communities, and Social Systems, Trauma-Informed Care
10 Jan 2016
Infographic

Assessing Trauma-Informed Care in Organizations

Organizational trauma-informed care is a systemic approach to service delivery that is grounded in an understanding of the causes and consequences of trauma and promotes resilience and healing. This infographic illustrates the basics of trauma-informed care and shows how organizations can assess their ability to care for people affected by trauma.
Topic: 
Families, Communities, and Social Systems, Trauma-Informed Care
20 Jan 2016
Toolkit

Framework for Building Trauma-Informed Organizations and Systems

Organizational trauma-informed care is a systemic approach to service delivery that is grounded in an understanding of the causes and consequences of trauma and promotes resilience and healing. The Framework for Building Trauma-Informed Organizations and Systems offers a process and tools for adopting trauma-informed care in social service settings.
Topic: 
Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, Families, Communities, and Social Systems, Trauma-Informed Care
12 May 2015
Brief

Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach for Youth Across Service Sectors

Recent upheaval in urban areas reminds us of the devastating impact of trauma on young people. This issue brief defines trauma and highlights its prevalence, opportunities for recovery, and offers seven core principles of a trauma-informed approach for youth service providers.
Topic: 
Families, Communities, and Social Systems, Trauma-Informed Care, Youth-Serving Systems
5 Sep 2009
Toolkit

Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit

The Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit offers concrete guidelines for organizations to assess whether they are responding appropriately to the needs of families who have experienced traumatic stress.

Topic: 
Families, Communities, and Social Systems, Trauma-Informed Care

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