Imagine living in a Trauma-Informed Community...
Imagine a community where people, services and businessses understand the impact of stress, adversity and trauma- and respond with care and flexibility.
Welcome
Since 2020, we've been working to build more trauma-sensitive, connected and supportive community.
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A network where your journey to wellbeing is supported beyond clinical settings. And where emotional health is seen as everybody's business.
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A community where you can belong, connect, and step into new opportunities in a safe, supported way... regardless of your life experiences.
OUR JOURNEY
From an Idea to a Growing Movement
It began with a question: What would it mean to create a 'trauma-sensitive town'?
2021 - The vision for Trauma-sensitive Trafford evolved - recognising that communities can be therapeutic and help us heal from the impact of trauma, if they are sensitive to the impact of trauma on their residents
2023 - we worked with local VCFSE organisations and social businesses to create a small number of trusted trauma-sensitive providers. This became a founding project with the Trauma responsive GM framework.
2025 - commissioned by Trafford Community Collective and in collaboration with the Trafford Mental Health Collaborative, we are expanding this work across the VCFSE sector in Trafford.
TRUSTED APPROACHES
Principles of Trauma-informed community development
In our work across Trafford, Greater Manchester and beyond, we focus on supporting organisations to adopt the key principles of trauma-informed approaches
Safety
Trustworthiness & Transparency
Peer Support
Collaboration
Empowerment, Voice & Choice
Cultural, Historical & gender sensitivity
