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From Steffannie Roaché, MS LPC, Professor of Practice, Trauma Informed Oregon I love when someone says, “We’re already doing that.” It’s a sign that their organization is moving from ideas to real change, where policies and practices start to breathe. Trauma-informed practice begins with how work is designed. Policies are […]
From Laura Erceg with Southern Oregon Coast Pride In July 2025, Southern Oregon Coast Pride (SOC Pride) and the South Coast Health Equity Coalition (SCHEC) brought a small group of our youth leaders from Coos county to Portland for a week-long experience with Trauma Informed Oregon (TIO). For the past […]
From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon This blog was intended for a January New Year’s newsletter, but it is actually being sent in February. Though staff had their parts completed months ago, I was behind. Then the last few months have made it hard to sit and […]
We’ve heard the call! Trauma Informed Oregon’s network of supporters, champions, trainers, and community partners have requested that TIO continue to provide a place for gathering, learning & celebration! In line with Trauma Informed Care, we honor that relationships serve as 1) a buffer to the ongoing stressors of life […]
From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon It is 2023 and I hope this year provides the right amount of reflection, laugher, silence, connection, and joy as needed. I am focusing this newsletter on the Essential Element of Climate and Culture. When we envisioned the Four Essential Elements, […]
From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon A funny thing happened on the way to writing this blog. The theme this quarter was to be Climate and Culture, one of the Four Essential Elements that focuses on how organizations build a climate and culture that embodies trauma informed […]
From Diane Kaufman, MD, Child Psychiatrist, Founder-Director of the Arts & Healing Resiliency Center, Mind Matters, PC You can help raise awareness of 988, the new mental health crisis number. The song “Lift You Up” is a wonderful way to spread awareness of 988. Its loving compassion will encourage a […]
From Eva Dech, International Trainer with Intentional Peer Support, LLC Trauma Informed Application of the Term “Peer Support” In SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma Informed Approach , six principles are identified as fundamental and key to a trauma informed approach. These principles, one of which is […]
From Nova Sweet, Oregon Ambassador, and her son Marco Brewer The following are transcripts of statements from the 2nd Day of Empathy, 2022, an annual event that mobilizes bipartisan support for a more humane justice system in the United States. Introductory Statement by Marco Brewer Good afternoon everyone. My name […]
From Mandy Davis, LCSW, PhD, Director, Trauma Informed Oregon I was honored and humbled to MC the 2nd Day of Empathy 2022 hosted by the Family Preservation Project and Dream Corps Justice – America’s largest community of justice-impacted activists who advocate for fearless solutions to our mass incarceration problem. We […]