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.