October 1, 2015
RAISE AWARENESS
Become More Trauma-Informed with New Resources from Center for EBPs
Editor's Note: This story first appeared on August 15, 2015. It has been updated to include information about Ohio's TIC initiative.
Four new resources from the Center for Evidence-Based Practices can help you, your organization, and your community become more aware of the importance of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). Get free PDFs, printed posters and reminder cards, and links to other TIC resources online. Make the case for TIC. Use these tools daily in your work.
Why Trauma-Informed Care (TIC)?
Trauma has long-term
adverse effects upon physical health and mental health. People in our
communities experience trauma in complex ways. Professionals who
interact with the traumatized often have their own trauma histories.
They also experience the effects of secondary trauma through the
behaviors, stories, and struggles of others.
- Enhance your understanding of how trauma impacts
the lives of people who receive and provide health and behavioral healthcare services
- Change
the culture of your organization to reduce and eliminate policies and
practices that traumatize and re-traumatize clients and staff
- Enhance relationships between
service providers and clients and, thus, improve treatment outcomes and
quality of life
Ohio's TIC Initiative
The new TIC resources are produced by the
Center for Evidence-Based Practices at Case Western Reserve University.
They are funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services (OhioMHAS) as part of its statewide initiative to improve
services for and outcomes among people
with severe mental illness, addiction, and co-occurring disorders.
Learn
more about Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) and Ohio's TIC initiative (click here).
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Four new resources from the Center for Evidence-Based Practices can help
you, your organization, and your community become more aware of the
importance of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC). Get free PDFs, printed posters and reminder cards, and online resources. Make the case for TIC. Use the tools daily in your work. Funded by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) as part of its statewide TIC initiative. 
