Trauma informed practice in post Covid-19 recovery webinar

This webinar on trauma informed practice in post Covid-19 recovery is provided by South East Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism (MHLDA) Cell and the University of Oxford and is being made available to system leaders across the NHS South East region.

It is intended for a multi-professional audience of frontline staff working with children, young people and families in settings such as schools, early help, hospitals and GP surgeries, as well as voluntary, community and faith sector partners. It aims to build an understanding of how trauma informed practice might help us post Covid-19, in restoration and recovery.

The webinar features Andrea King, NHS Local Authority Advisor for Hampshire Thames Valley Clinical Delivery and Networks, and Mina Fazel, Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Oxford.

After watching this webinar, you may find the following resources to be of additional interest:

Guidance for professionals

  • Impact of trauma on children and young people – YouTube link

CYP specific

Women specific

Research informed practice (RIP)

Guidance for schools

Guidance for families

Academic articles

  • Trauma-informed mental healthcare in the UK – Emerald Insight weblink
  • Trauma-informed approaches: What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of trauma-informed care or trauma-informed approaches? – Nice.org.uk weblink
  • Chapter 2 –More NHS action on Prevention and health Inequalities, The NHS Long Term Plan – NHS.uk weblink
  • Maxine Harris (Editor), Using Trauma Theory to Design Service Systems (Roger D. Fallot New Directions for Mental Health Services, Vol. 8)