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Abstract: 

The term “trauma-informed” is being used with greater frequency these days, thanks to research and more frequent discussion in the popular and scientific media of the harms that emerge from traumatic experiences, especially during childhood. This raising of trauma awareness, obviously, is of the greatest concern to organizations and agencies that serve trauma survivors. It is easy to imagine what a trauma-informed clinician ought to look like; however, creating a trauma informed organization is more complex and requires considerably greater effort and expertise to achieve. In this article, author Jennifer Benner offers a blueprint for ensuring that agencies serving survivors of sexual abuse do so in a trauma-informed manner.

Keywords: Sexual Violence and Trauma; Creating Trauma-Informed Spaces

Affiliations:  1: National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC).