Established children’s charity has incorporated trauma-informed practices across all services for vulnerable children and families
Practitioners are trained in identifying trauma during initial assessments and how to help tackle factors causing it
Feedback from families is positive, with many saying the approach helps create solid foundations for overcoming problems
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Recognising the impact of past trauma and tackling its underlying causes is at the heart of all services provided by 150-year-old children’s charity Family Action.
Trauma-informed practice forms a bedrock of the support the charity gives to 60,000 families through its 200 community-based services. All of its frontline staff in children’s centres, perinatal services, family support, looked-after children’s teams, and 0-19 services – receive ongoing training and development in the approach.
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