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Search, browse or filter through our trauma-informed care resource library to find resources that best meets your needs. For additional resources on trauma-informed care tailored to specific communities, please explore the Trauma Informed Oregon Resource Library and the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Resource Library.
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Trauma Informed Organizational Self-Assessment
From
The Trauma Informed Care Project
Description
Helps assess your organization’s readiness to implement a trauma-informed approach.
Direct link
http://www.traumainformedcareproject.org/downloadFile.php
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Resource type
Assessment
Population
Child Welfare, Education, Health, Human Services, and Justice-Involved
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma Informed System Change Instrument Organizational Change Self-Assessment
From
Southwest Michigan Children’s Trauma Assessment Center
Description
Assists in the evaluation portion of a study.
Direct link
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Texas Statewide Collaborative on Trauma-Informed Care’s (SCTIC) one-pager on the assessment
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Child Welfare
Level
Individual and Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma Responsive Schools Implementation Assessment (TRS-IA)
From
National Child Traumatic Stress Network Treatment and Services Adaptation Center for Resilience, Hope, and Wellness in Schools and the Center for School Mental Health
Description
Helps identify trauma responsive programming and policy domains of strengths, as well as areas with greater room for improvement quickly and efficiently through an evidence-informed self-assessment.
Direct link
https://www.theshapesystem.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/TRS-IA-1-25-18.pdf
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Resource type
Assessment
Population
Education
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma Responsive Understanding Self-Assessment Tool (TRUST)
From
Coordinated Care Services, Inc. (CCSI)
Description
Provides organizations with a point in time “snapshot” of where they are in their journey towards becoming trauma-informed, including a separate assessment for school settings.
Direct link
https://www.ccsi.org/trauma-responsive-understanding-self-assessment-tools/
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No additional materials available at this time.
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Child Welfare, Education, Health, Human Services, and Justice-Involved
Level
Organizational
Cost
Paid
Trauma System Readiness Tool (TSRT)
From
Chadwick Center for Children and Families, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego
Description
Assesses the trauma-informed nature of child welfare systems through self-report measures.
Direct link
https://mha.ohio.gov/static/learnandfindhelp/TreatmentServices/TCC/Trauma-System-Readiness-Tool2.pdf
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No additional materials available at this time.
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Child Welfare
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma Systems Therapy for Foster Care – Caregiver and Staff
From
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Description
Provides a framework for addressing trauma is best used when implemented throughout your agency to give staff and foster parents a shared language for discussing children’s needs, guiding caregiving strategies and bringing an understanding of trauma into treatment conferences and family meetings.
Direct link
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Implementation Guide for TST-FC
Resource type
Toolkit
Population
Child Welfare
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma-Informed Agency Self-Assessment
From
Virginia HEALS
Description
Provides a starting place for agencies and systems to assess where they fall in a continuum of trauma-informed care and to engage them in a process of setting agency improvement goals.
Direct link
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Virginia HEALS’ toolkits, including one for the Trauma-Informed Agency Assessment
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Child Welfare, Education, Health, Human Services, and Justice-Involved
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma-Informed Juvenile Court Self-Assessment
From
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Description
Provides a juvenile justice system with a framework to assess operations to evaluate to the content, process, and systems-level procedures.
Direct link
https://www.nctsn.org/resources/trauma-informed-juvenile-court-self-assessment
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NCTSN’s Essential Elements of a Trauma-Informed Juvenile Justice System
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Justice-Involved
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma-Informed Organizational Assessment (NCTSN TIOA)
From
National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
Description
Helps organizations assess their current practices in the context of serving children and families who have experienced trauma.
Direct link
https://www.nctsn.org/trauma-informed-care/nctsn-trauma-informed-organizational-assessment
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NCTSN’s accompanying course for the TIOA including information on how to use the assessment
NCTSN’s information packet for the TIOA including how this tool differs from other assessments
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Child Welfare, Education, Health, Human Services, and Justice-Involved
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma-Informed Organizational Toolkit for Homeless Services
From
The National Center on Family Homelessness
Description
Helps programs evaluate their practices and based on their findings, adapt their programming to support recovery and healing among their clients.
Direct link
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No additional materials available at this time.
Resource type
Assessment and Toolkit
Population
Human Services
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma-Informed Schools Learning Collaborative
From
Tulane University
Description
Assesses 16 items across three domains: general capacity of the school to implement trauma-informed schools, specific capacity of the school to carry out trauma-informed approaches, and overall level of motivation for implementation.
Direct link
https://safeschoolsnola.tulane.edu/trauma-informed-schools-organizational-readiness-assessment/
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No additional materials available at this time.
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Education
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma-Responsive Systems Implementation Advisor (TReSIA): The Self-Assessment
From
TReSIA: Trauma Responsive Systems Implementation Advisor
Description
Helps assess where your organization is relative to key characteristics in environments that operate from a trauma -informed perspective.
Direct link
https://www.hca.wa.gov/assets/program/trauma-informed-self-assessment-epower.pdf
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No additional materials at this time.
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Health and Human Services
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Trauma-Sensitive School Checklist
From
Trauma and Learning Policy Initiative
Description
Assesses schools on five components of trauma-sensitive schools
Direct link
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No additional materials available at this time.
Resource type
Assessment
Population
Education
Level
Organizational
Cost
Free
Treatment Improvement Protocols Improving Cultural Competence
From
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Description
Assists readers in understanding the role of culture in the delivery of behavioral health services (both generally and with reference to specific cultural groups).
Direct link
https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma14-4849.pdf
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SAMHSA’s webpage about the treatment improvement protocol, including related resources
Resource type
Assessment and Toolkit
Population
Health
Level
Individual and Organizational
Cost
Free
Treatment Improvement Protocols Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services
From
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Description
Provides evidence-based and best practice information for behavioral health service providers and administrators who want to work more effectively with people who have been exposed to acute and chronic traumas and/or are at risk of developing traumatic stress reactions.
Direct link
https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma14-4816.pdf
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SAMHSA’s webpage about the Treatment Improvement Protocol, including related resources
Resource type
Assessment and Toolkit
Population
Health
Level
Individual and Organizational
Cost
Free