Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) GAINS Center Trauma-Informed Training for Criminal Justice Professionals
September 13, 2024
GAINS Center
The GAINS Center has developed training for criminal justice professionals to raise awareness about trauma and its effects. “How Being Trauma-Informed Improves Criminal Justice System Responses” is a half-day training for criminal justice professionals to:
- Increase understanding and awareness of the impact of trauma
- Develop trauma-informed responses
- Provide strategies for developing and implementing trauma-informed policies
Trauma-informed care is an approach used to engage people with histories of trauma. It recognizes the presence of trauma symptoms and acknowledges the role that trauma can play in people’s lives. Trauma-informed criminal justice responses can help to avoid re-traumatizing individuals. This increases safety for all, decreases the chance of an individual returning to criminal behavior, and supports the recovery of justice-involved women and men with serious mental illness. Partnerships across systems can also help link individuals to trauma-informed services and treatment.
To learn more about SAMHSA, visit: SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
REGISTRATION
September 13, 2024 from 2-5 pm ET
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