Trauma-informed preventative care resources

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Campus resources

Trauma-informed preventative care (TIPC)

Training

TIPC Foundational eLearn:

• The TIPC eLearn supports RCH staff to understand how trauma can affect children, families, and staff, as well as recognise and respond to signs of stress and overwhelm. Available on LearningHERO.

Other trauma-informed trainings:

• Paediatric Approaches to Understanding Safe DeEscalation (PAUSE)
• Recognising and Responding to the Deteriorating Patient
• Mental Health First Aid Training 

Quick reference guides 

• TIPC poster
• TIPC lanyard card

Podcasts 

• Education Hub Conversation with the experts: TIPC podcast one (short) 
• Education Hub Conversation with the experts: TIPC podcast two (extended)

Webinars and videos 

• Grand Rounds 2025, TIPC: Shaping practice at The Royal Children’s Hospital
• Grand Rounds 2023, Embedding trauma-informed, family centred, and evidence-based approaches into practice: What's next for the Campus Mental Health Strategy?
• TIPC short clips series

Policy and publications 

• MJA InSight+ article, Why we need trauma-informed preventative care in paediatric hospital settings
• Policy summary, Paving the way: Trauma-informed preventative care at The Royal Children’s Hospital
   

The Behaviour Support Profile (BSP)

Training

EMR Tipsheet

• Quick reference guide for the BSP in the EMR

Guidelines

• RCH Nursing guideline

Evaluation reports

• Evaluation of the Behaviour Support Profile project page
• Full evaluation report
• Evaluation summary

External resources

Frameworks 

• Victoria State Government: Framework for Trauma-Informed Practice (2022), and Practice Example
• New South Wales Health: Integrated Trauma-Informed Care Framework (2023)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach (2014) 
• Centre for Pediatric Traumatic Stress: Healthcare Toolbox

External training and education

• Blue Knot Foundation: Becoming Trauma-Informed
• Blue Knot Foundation: Becoming Trauma-Informed for Service Providers
• Phoenix Australia: Trauma-Informed Care
• Emerging Minds
• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
• Mental Health Coordinating Council: Introduction to Trauma Informed Practice
• Safe and Together Institute: Family violence training 
• The Sanctuary Institute: The Sanctuary Model 

Research 

• Blue Knot Foundation: The Cost of Unresolved Childhood Trauma and Abuse in Adults in Australia (2015) 
• Australian Bureau of Statistics: Characteristics and outcomes of childhood abuse (2019) 
• Australian Bureau of Statistics: Personal Safety: Australia (2023)
• Australian Bureau of Statistics: National, state, and territory population (2023)
• Australia Institute of Health and Welfare: Child Protection System in Australia (2023) 
• National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and Their Children: Useful Statistics (2022) 
• Trauma-informed care: Recognizing and resisting re-traumatization in health care  
• Mental Health Issues and Complex Experiences of Abuse Among Trans and Gender Diverse Young People