Below are some resource documents and links that may be helpful to agencies that are working to become more trauma-informed.
Key Online Resources
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) free digital manuals starting with TIP 57: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services: https://library.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/sma14-4816.pdf
- SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach (manual): https://www.nctsn.org/sites/default/files/resources/resource-guide/samhsa_trauma.pdf
- SAMHSA’s Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach (manual): https://ia800607.us.archive.org/7/items/tr-inf-care/tr%20inf%20care.pdf
- SAMHSA’s recommended fact sheet on key ingredients for trauma-informed care by the Center for Health Care Strategies:
https://www.chcs.org/resource/key-ingredients-trauma-informed-care/
Presentations and Explainers
- What is Culturally-Sensitive Trauma-Informed Care? — Implementation strategies from the Health Care Toolbox, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Are We Becoming More or Less Violent? — A Data Brief Presentation from the 8th Annual Fall Trauma Conference on The Roots and Causes of the Perpetration of Violence, October 15, 2021 (PDF: 40 Slides)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study Videos — an “online collaborative learning” collection from the academy on Violence and Abuse (AVA)
Resource Documents
- Addressing Trauma in the Child Welfare System (PDF: 37 pgs., 1.3 MB)
- Adverse Childhood Experiences One-Page Scorecard (PDF: 1 pg., 9 KB)
- ‘Between pain and nothing, I choose nothing’: Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use (PDF: 4 pgs., 74 KB)
- Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Child Welfare Staff (PDF: 3 pgs., 111 KB)
- Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Judges and Attorneys (PDF: 4 pgs., 111 KB)
- Birth Parents with Trauma Histories and the Child Welfare System: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals (PDF: 4 pgs., 123 KB)
- Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma: A Workshop for Resource Parents (PDF: 11 pgs., 115 KB)
- Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit (Comprehensive Guide) (PDF: 44 pgs., 274 KB)
- Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit (Supplemental Handouts) (PDF: 158 pgs., 4.3 MB)
- Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit (Trainer’s Guide) (PDF: 144 pgs., 729 KB)
- Creating Trauma-Informed Care Environments: Organizational Self-Assessment for Trauma-Informed Care Practices in Youth Residential Settings (PDF: 5 pgs, 303 KB)
- Creating Trauma-Informed Child Welfare Systems (PDF: 60 pgs., 2.7 MB)
- Creating Trauma-Informed Services: A Guide for Sexual Assault Programs and Their System Partners (PDF: 12 pgs., 844 KB)
- Disaster Mental Health Fact Sheet
- Engaging Women In Trauma-Informed Peer Support (PDF: 86 pgs.)
- Enhancing Substance Abuse Recovery Through Integrated Trauma Treatment (PDF: 14 pgs., 1.1 MB)
- Factsheet on Trauma, Substance Abuse and Mental Health (PDF: 3 pgs., 58 KB)
- Helping Children Cope with Violence or Disaster: What Parents Can Do (PDF: 20 pgs., 262 KB)
- Helping Children in the Child Welfare System Heal from Trauma: A Systems Integration Approach (PDF: 41 pgs., 332 KB)
- Improving Educational Continuity and School Stability for Children in Out-Of-Home Care (PDF: 9 pgs., 459 KB)
- Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence…Connecting the Dots (PDF: 36 pgs., 618 KB)
- Models for Developing Trauma-Informed Services (PDF: 73 pgs., 434 KB)
- Model Shelter Policies (DOC: 3 pgs., 70 KB)
- Model Trauma-Informed Programs (PDF: 6 pgs., 41 KB)
- Organizational Change Manual ITTIC 2019 T-I (PDF: 195 pgs., 6.8 MB)
- Psychological First Aid for Families Experiencing Homelessness (PDF: 20 pgs., 3 MB)
- Public health programs support healing from childhood trauma (PDF: 4 pgs., 306 KB)
- SBCS Case Study on Trauma-Informed Services (PDF: 30 pgs., 902 KB)
- Self-Care Wheel (Download page for Olga Phoenix’s Self-Care Wheel Toolkit)
- Trauma-Informed Interventions for People Who Self-Injure, August 2011 (PDF: 11 pgs., 445 KB)
- Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit for Homeless Services (PDF: 100 pgs., 22.4 MB)
- Trauma-Informed Practices and AOD Treatment Outcomes for African American Women (PDF: 9 pgs., 60 KB)
- Trauma-Informed Practices and the Opioid Crisis (PDF: 60 pgs, 1.6 MB)
- 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses (PDF: 5 pgs., 183 KB)
Training and Certification Programs Offered for Individuals by Qualified Training Organizations
- The National Child Traumatic Stress Network webinars and e-learning courses (cost-free): https://www.nctsn.org/resources/training
- University of Buffalo, Office of Continuing Education, School of Social Work certificate program and electives (cost varies): https://ubswce.ce21.com/item/traumainformed-clinical-foundation-certificate-program-application-certificate-100260
- Becoming ACEs Aware in California introductory course on how screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) supports trauma-informed care (cost-free): https://training.acesaware.org/aa/
- Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neurosequential Network neurosequential model training modules (various costs): https://www.neurosequential.com (choose Our Models on the main navigation menu)
- Alberta Family Wellness Initiative Brain Story Certification course on the science of brain development (cost-fee): https://www.albertafamilywellness.org/training/
Useful Links
- Beyond Trauma, Voices, Helping Women Recover, Helping Men Recover manuals by Stephanie Covington:
http://www.stephaniecovington.com - Danger Assessment: A validated tool to assess for lethality in domestically violent relationships. Assessments available in English, Spanish, Canadian French, and Portuguese:
http://www.dangerassessment.org/ - inSocialWork Podcast Series: Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care Episodes. Free podcasts produced bi-weekly by the University at Buffalo School of Social Work:
https://www.insocialwork.org/trauma/ - National Child Traumatic Stress Network:
https://www.nctsn.org - ONTRACK Program Resources technical assistance, substance abuse treatment and prevention, and problem gambling awareness:
http://www.getontrack.org/ - The Seeking Safety Model:
https://www.treatment-innovations.org/seeking-safety.html - Through Our Eyes: Children, Violence and Trauma:
https://ovc.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh226/files/pubs/ThroughOurEyes/index.html