Trauma-Informed Care
Build a Trauma-Informed Youth Service Sector
Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) supports a culture of safety, empowerment, and healing and we believe that understanding the signs, effects, and science of trauma is critical for effectively serving and supporting young people. This knowledge allows staff, volunteers, and consumers to recognize when a young person is experiencing trauma and respond in a trauma-informed way (which includes using a lens of cultural competency and historical trauma). Our trauma-Informed services include training and capacity-building for organizations and communities.
Strengthen Trauma-Informed Capacity
Since 2009, ICOY has provided technical assistance and training to youth service providers, clinicians, and community programs throughout Illinois. We have adopted a public health approach to our trauma-informed education and training to strengthen youth-serving organizations’ trauma-informed capacity, working directly with hundreds of agencies and communities to build and sustain trauma-informed policy, practice, and culture.
ICOY provides a wide variety of trauma-informed trainings, both in-person and web-based. View the list of the most common trainings provided; however, additional trainings may be developed based on the need of the organization.
To learn more about becoming a part of ICOY’s trauma-informed capacity-building program, contact Trauma Specialist Marlee Goodman at trauma_initiatives@icoyouth.org
Resources
ICOY also offers online trauma-informed training videos and other resources. We encourage agency staff (human resources personnel, supervisors, and administrators) to use these important training videos for staff orientation and ongoing staff training.
