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Table 2 Training in Trauma-Informed Practices among Partnership Members (N = 332)

From: Developing trauma resilient communities through community capacity-building

Trauma-Informed Practice

Partnership Incorporates Practice, %

What traumatic stress is

85%

How traumatic stress affects the brain and body

81%

The relationship between mental health and trauma

86%

The relationship between substance use and trauma

69%

The relationship between homelessness and trauma

72%

How trauma affects a child’s development

80%

How trauma affects a child’s attachment to his/her caregivers

67%

The relationship between childhood trauma and adult re-victimization (e.g., domestic violence, sexual assault)

69%

Different cultural issues (different cultural practices, beliefs, rituals)

69%

Cultural differences in how people understand and respond to trauma

69%

How working with trauma survivors impacts all of us

75%

How to help community members identify triggers (e.g., reminders of dangerous or frightening things that have happened in the past)

68%

How to help community members manage their feelings (e.g., helplessness, rage, sadness, terror, etc.)

71%

De-escalation strategies (i.e., ways to help people to calm down before reaching the point of crisis)

69%

How to develop safety and crisis prevention plans

59%

How to establish and maintain healthy boundaries

72%

How to understand the relationship between poverty and trauma

69%

Understanding how poverty and trauma may impact cognitive abilities, behavior and/or engagement (in treatment, school, work etc.)

70%

How to develop a common vocabulary to describe the impact of stress and trauma on individuals

70%