Below are descriptions of behaviours that can be common among abuse survivors in health care or social service settings.  Review the table below and compare attributions from both a non-trauma-informed

In the United States and Australia there has been growing recognition in recent years of the high prevalence of trauma and post-traumatic stress in the general population. The World Health

“No intervention that takes power away from the survivor can possibly foster recovery, no matter how much it appears to be in her immediate best interest.” (Herman, 1992).” Survivors of

Trauma researcher Judith Herman created a three-stage model in 1992 that can serve as a helpful tool for determining how to design and deliver appropriate support for survivors at different

The white line above indicates fluctuating stress hormones Window of tolerance is a term coined by Dr. Daniel Siegel to describe the zone of physiological arousal in which a person

Whether you are a counsellor, nurse or police officer, the focus of all your interactions with survivors of abuse must be on creating safety.  Without a sense of safety, most

A trigger can be anything that causes a person to feel frightened because it reminds them of a negative experience in their past. Triggering is caused by interaction of internal

Re-traumatisation occurs when a situation, interaction, attitude or environmental factor replicates events or dynamics of the original trauma and evokes physical responses, feelings, and reactions associated with it. Re-traumatisation exacerbates the emotional impacts that

The torrent of disclosures of non-recent child abuse has put the safeguarding of children at the forefront of policy and practice in many care and education settings. This is understandable

Many survivors contact NAPAC when they need to process a negative experience they had with health or social care services. They may report feeling misunderstood, dismissed, judged, or mistreated by