White Papers
Trauma Informed Injection Site Protocol
People who use intravenous opioids and other drugs benefit from receiving healthcare from workers who acknowledge the profound if often disguised negative impact of early childhood, interpersonal and intergenerational trauma, especially multiple chronic exposures. Using trauma-informed approaches, based in science, can reduce the risk that healthcare interventions cause additional harms (i.e., iatrogenic effects) and can increase the probability that clinical interventions have the curative effects desired.
Self-Injury: A compendium of trauma-informed interventions for people who self-injure
Finding the purpose behind the self-injury is the avenue to finding safer alternatives to the self-injuring behaviors for both the person struggling and the person helping. This compendium explores humane and effective approaches that work to reduce self-destructive behaviors. Safety, stability and self-care are the keys to trauma recovery and reducing self-harm.
Sexual Assault Risk Reduction
The purpose of this white paper is to make a sober appraisal of the risk factors that increase the likelihood of a survivor of sexual assault being reassaulted. This white paper provides recommendations to sexual assault victim services for more effectively reducing known risk factors that place victims in danger of being sexually assaulted again. It focuses on delivering researched, informed, thought-out, policy-based guidelines for action specifically on the individual level.
Trauma and Opioid Misuse and Treatment
In light of the frequent connection between trauma exposure and substance abuse, this white paper was produced as part of Trauma Informed California’s mission to advance research-based policies and practices that respond to the needs of trauma-exposed clients by focusing on safety, skills and designing practices that encourage trauma recovery.
Note: Prior to July 2024, white papers were published under the imprint of the California Center of Excellence for Trauma Informed Care, before it was transformed to become Trauma Informed California.