Summary
How are trauma-informed approaches being implemented by public services – and what are the barriers to embedding the approach more widely?
Produced jointly by the Centre for Mental Health and the Agenda, the alliance for women and girls at risk, this reports explores how trauma-informed approaches are being implemented by public services including women’s centres, prisons and mental health services.
Evidence has shown that there are strong links between traumatic experiences and poor mental health. The need for public services to be trauma-informed has been repeatedly demonstrated. A sense of safety summarises the findings of interviews and site visits to a range of public services for women, including substance misuse, homelessness, mental health, the criminal justice system, and domestic and sexual abuse and exploitation.
It found that services taking a holistic approach to supporting women’s needs were best able to make the change to becoming trauma-informed. However, many organisations faced barriers including short-term and fragile funding.
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Key messages
The report calls for:
- All public services to become trauma- and agenda-informed.
- NICE to incorporate trauma-informed principles into guidance.
- Service commissioners to adopt trauma-informed principles.
- All inspectorate bodies to incorporate trauma-informed principles.
- Government to lead the way in putting these principles into practice.
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