Resources

For more than 50 years, WestEd has brought expertise in research, policy, and practice to promote excellence and equity in education. Our work to help organizations develop and sustain trauma-informed practices is a fundamental part of our vision of whole-child outcomes.

This resource delivers helpful information across a variety of themes collected from interviews that illustrate how trauma-informed practices shape the work of experts and practitioners in the field, and suggests support needed to improve practice.

From noticing trauma to responding with trauma-informed practice—information is presented from interviews with dozens of researchers and practitioners in the fields of early childhood and K–12 education, health, mental health, and social services.