City-Wide Trauma Awareness, Sensitivity and Healing Through Relationships
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5.1 Conclusion Extensive research suggests that experiencing trauma, such as abuse, neglect or witnessing violence, can have a lifelong impact on a person’s overall health and quality of life. With each additional traumatic experience, a person is at greater risk of negative health outcomes including substance misuse, depression, suicide attempts, obesity, cancer, heart disease and other health-related illnesses. The impact of trauma is a community issue that requires a whole community response. Cork city recognises this and is committed to making the city trauma-sensitive. Fundamentally, how the city understands and responds to the adverse
effects of trauma has significant implications for the well-being of all people. SAMHSA (2014) defines a trauma-sensitive approach as one where people: • Realize the prevalence of trauma and understand potential paths for recovery
• Recognize the impact and responses to trauma, and resist practices that could cause more harm • Respond by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures, and practices To achieve its vision to become a Trauma-sensitive city, Cork city aims to: • Increase community understanding through training and dissemination of information on trauma, its impact and the role relationships play in the healing of trauma • Adoption of trauma-sensitive practices and policies by key partners and organisations across the city • Commitment to evaluate the process, programmes and delivery to be continually reflective of this journey
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