
Trauma-Informed Partnership: Families, Youth, and Providers
Highlights how healing is strengthened through trauma-informed partnerships between families, youth, and providers.
The following resources on Family-Youth-Provider Partnerships were developed by the NCTSN.

Highlights how healing is strengthened through trauma-informed partnerships between families, youth, and providers.

Explores how relationships with people with lived experience are essential to trauma-informed care by emphasizing the importance of shared decision-making, mutual respect, and authentic collaboration.

Features Alex Barker and Diane Lanni, the first family and young adult partners on the NCTSN Steering Committee. Alex and Diane share their journey towards their involvement in the NCTSN, their contributions to the Steering Committee, and lessons they have learned along the way.

Encourages providers to share power in the context of trauma-responsive practice.

Has a list of questions and answers related to the Sharing Power Series. This fact sheet includes information on how to use the Sharing Power resources and questions that may arise.

Offers tips for providers on sharing power in trauma-responsive care. This tip sheet encourages providers to broaden their perspective and deepen their insights by “wearing the hats” of others at their agency (i.e., parents, intake workers, administrators).

Provides information for family members and caregivers who are trying to decide whether or not to serve on advisory boards.

Walks professionals through the process of forming a board and highlights the common decisions groups have to make while outlining the options at each juncture. This guide helps to demystify the process and allows professionals to think about the bigger strategic decisions that will form the bedr