Is my service trauma-informed?

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As mentioned previously, a number of models have been developed to guide organisations and individual workers in incorporating trauma-informed care into their policies, programs, procedures and practices. Tools that have been developed to support services in providing trauma-informed care include:

  • Metro North Mental Health – Alcohol and Drug Service. (2019). Model of Care: Trauma Informed Care and Practice for Alcohol and Drug Treatment. Available at: https://staging.insight.qld.edu.au/file/441/download
  • NSW Mental Health Coordinating Council (MHCC). (2018). Trauma-informed Care and Practice Organisational Toolkit (TICPOT) + other associated resources. Available at: https://www.mhcc.org.au/resource/ticpot-stage-1-2-3/
  • Kezelman, C., & Stavropoulos, P. (2020). Organisational guidelines for trauma-informed service delivery. BlueKnot Foundation. Available at: https://professionals.blueknot.org.au/resources/publications/organisational-guidelines-for-trauma-informed-service-delivery/
  • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2014). SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach. HHS Publication No. (SMA) 14-4884. Rockville, MD: SAMHSA.
  • Brown, V. B., Harris, M., & Fallot, R. (2013). Moving toward trauma-informed practice in addiction treatment: A collaborative model of agency assessment. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 45(5), 386-393.
  • Marsh, A., Towers, T., & O’Toole, S. (2012). Trauma-informed treatment guide for working with women with alcohol and other drug issues. Perth, Western Australia: Improving Services for Women with Drug and Alcohol and Mental Health Issues and their Children Project.