trauma-informed care

Women with Substance Use Disorders: My Insights from ISSUP 2024

Training

20 July 2024

Did you know that women with substance use disorders are more likely to encounter obstacles across the continuum of care? Despite the unique challenges, women are more likely to engage in help-seeking behavior. This was one of the key take...

Women: Insights from the WISE Training at ISSUP Conference 2024

News

12 July 2024

Practical Guide for Implementing a Trauma-Informed Approach

Book

The guide specifically focuses on tools and strategies for implementing a trauma-informed approach. This guide highlights the need for organizational assessment of readiness and capacity before implementing trauma-informed approach and...

Concept of trauma and guidance for a trauma-informed approach

Book

This manual introduces a concept of trauma and offers a framework for becoming a trauma-informed organisation, system, or service sector. The manual provides a definition of trauma and a trauma-informed approach and offers 6 key principles...

The intersection of homelessness, trauma, and substance use: Reading list

Reading List

This reading list is designed to complement the webinar presented by Lili Lemieux-Cumberlege on trauma, homelessness, and substance use. The presentation explored the subject through a personal, interpersonal, and systemic lens, and...

Trauma-informed care in AOD settings: what clinicians need to know

9 December 2021

Online

By the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Reading List

Reading List

Adverse Childhood Experiences are traumatic circumstances or events that occur during childhood. Research that has examined ACEs has pointed to the link between these traumatic events in childhood and the increased risk of negative physical...

Trauma Informed Care for Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Practice

Website

Trauma, especially during childhood, can negatively impact the way our brains develop. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events experienced before reaching the age of 18, including but not limited to abuse or...

The Importance of Trauma Informed Support for People Using Substances

29 October 2019

Manchester

United Kingdom

Dr Karen Bailey, Jude Kelman (lead psychologist for HMPPS women's estate) & Kirsty Tate (Learning and Development Lead for the Nelson Trust will lead the next Substance Use and Associated Behaviours (SUAB) seminar focussing on:

Reducing Barriers to Trauma Inquiry in SUD Treatment

Scientific article

29 May 2019

Despite the high rate of traumatic events in clients with substance use disorders, trauma exposure often remains undetected in a majority of treatment-seeking clients. Improving health professionals’ knowledge and skills in the inquiry of...