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Implementing Trauma-Informed Approaches in Federal Agencies

Implementing Trauma-Informed Approaches in Federal Agencies. June 25, 2015 Tarsha Cavanaugh, Ph.D., MSW, LGSW Commander, US Public Health Service HRSA Office of Women’s Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. HRSA Office of Women’s Health (OWH) Mission.

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Implementing Trauma-Informed Approaches in Federal Agencies

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  1. Implementing Trauma-Informed Approaches in Federal Agencies June 25, 2015 Tarsha Cavanaugh, Ph.D., MSW, LGSW Commander, US Public Health Service HRSA Office of Women’s Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

  2. HRSA Office of Women’s Health (OWH) Mission Improve the health, wellness, and safety of women and girls across the lifespan through policy, programming, outreach, and education.

  3. Trauma-Informed Activities • Staff Development • Veteran’s Trauma-Informed Protocols Initiative • Training for internal staff • Programs/Grants • Intimate partner violence screening and counseling pilot project • Trauma-informed care language in funding opportunity announcements • Assessment of trauma history • Research • Pregnant women at risk of trauma-related stress symptoms • Training • Providers to implement trauma-informed care practices with patients

  4. Collaboration • HRSA Office of Women’s Health • Senior Advisor for Behavioral Health • SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration • Senior Advisor for HIV/AIDS Policy • White House Working Group on Violence Against Women and Girls, HIV/AIDS and Gender Based Health Disparities • HIV/AIDS Bureau • Bureau of Primary Health Care • Maternal and Child Health Bureau • Federal Office of Rural Health Policy • Department of Health and Human Services • Region V, HHS OWH Regional Women’s Health Coordinator • Administration for Children & Families • Family Violence Prevention and Services Program • Health Resource Center for Domestic Violence

  5. Recommendations & Next Steps • Veterans Trauma-Informed Protocols Initiative • Leverage technical assistance through HRSA Area Health Education Centers and SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions • Supplemental Funding Opportunity for service expansion projects • Patient Centered Medical Home/Trauma Informed Approach (TIA) Cooperative Agreement • TIA in Community Health Center (CHC) pilot study • Research • Build evidence for broader adoption of TIA

  6. Thank You Tarsha Cavanaugh, Ph.D., MSW, LGSW tcavanaugh@hrsa.gov HRSA Office of Women’s Health www.hrsa.gov/womenshealth

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