[ Cork City Council - Annual Report 2020 ]
Trauma Sensitive City
people struggling with addiction and others. We recognise that those most vulnerable and most likely to face trauma often struggle with having to live on the margins of our community as well as having to navigate the effects of trauma. Our aim is to work towards increased awareness of trauma, the impact of trauma in the context of social inclusion and connection through partnership collaboration. We are embedding ACE Awareness and Trauma Informed Practice through a whole systems approach in partnership with agencies and the community & voluntary sector. In January we offered a Two Day Free Training to over 350 front line practitioners and managers across the city including school completion programmes, Gardai, social workers, homeless services, youth services and family support services. To date we have provided access to free training to over 500 practitioners across the city creating a common language and approach to working with Trauma and adversity.
Cork City aims to become a Trauma Sensitive City which has an organisational structure and framework that involves recognizing, understanding, and responding to trauma to which children, adolescents and communities are exposed. We aim to do this be creating a web of practitioners across the city who are infusing their practice with a trauma informed lens, understanding that every interaction is an opportunity for intervention. In Cork we recognise the fact that a trauma can occur at any time in the lifespan and therefore we need a broad, inclusive approach to being trauma aware, compassionate, and supportive. We also recognise that some of the most vulnerable members of our community are at far greater risk of trauma for example, families who have fled war and persecution, people who are homeless, members of the travelling community,
Back row left to right: Rebecca Loughry, HSE, Jennifer Hayes, HSE, Priscilla Lynch, HSE, Lady Mayoress Aedamar, Dr Augustine Pereira, HSE, Ruth Griffin, CETB, Ingrrid O’Riordan, School Completion Programme, DR Aidan Horan,
Front row: Dr Anna Maria Naughton, HSE, Adrienne Rodgerson, Director Services Cork Cory Council, Sandra O’Meara, RAPID Coordinator City Council, Lord Mayor, Dr Karen Treisman, Safe Hands Thinking Minds and Cllr Mick Finn, ETB at a training seminar for Schools, Youth Services, Homeless Services, Public Services and Family Support Services in Trauma held in City Hall, Cork
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