Trauma Informed Care | Tools and Resources

This page provides tools and resources to help hospitals and health systems develop, implement, and sustain trauma-informed care practices. Resources may include foundational guidance; training and continuing education materials; patient and family support; implementation tools; the Butterfly Protocol or similar supportive measures; crisis and community-based supports; and leadership resources.

General Resources

• SAMHSA – Trauma-Informed Approaches and Programs – Explore trauma-informed care principles focused on preventing retraumatization, including guidance on reducing the use of seclusion and restraint.
• Trauma-Informed Care Implementation Resource Center – Shifting the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
• Crisis Prevention Institute – Practical tools for trauma-informed care, de-escalation, and preventing retraumatization.

Patient and Family Support Resources

• Mental Health Resources – CDC
• Find Help and Treatment – SAMHSA
• Help & Hope WV – 988 – 24-hour call, chat, or text line that provides immediate help for any West Virginian struggling with addiction or a mental health issue.
• Perinatal Bereavement Support – Bereavement Booklet (Download)

Bereavement Support

• Butterfly Protocol or Similar Supportive Measures – Webinar recording coming soon
• Perinatal Bereavement Support – WV Perinatal Partnership

Implementation Tools

• Infographic – Staff Wellness – Printable Flyer

Leadership and Workforce Well-Being

• What does trauma-informed care look like? – Learn how organizations across the country are implementing trauma-informed care in different care settings.
• 6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Approach – CDC

Resource Videos

• What is Trauma-Informed Care? – A short video introducing trauma-informed care and its benefits for patient outcomes, staff wellness, and healthcare environments.
• Advancing Trauma- and Resilience-Informed Health Care Systems – Denver Health

Resource Podcasts

• Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care – AHA – Discusses opportunities for hospitals to advance trauma-informed care and improve access to services.
• Exploration of Treatment of Perinatal Trauma – AHA – Explore how trauma can emerge during pregnancy, labor or postpartum

This page will be updated as additional tools, training materials, patient support resources, implementation examples, and evaluation resources become available.