@article{ref1,
title="Trauma-informed and relational approaches to service provision: building  community-based project capacity to respond to interpersonal violence through a  national initiative",
journal="BMC public health",
year="2020",
author="Singh, Camilla D. and Andrews, Naomi C. Z. and Motz, Mary and Pepler, Debra J. and Leslie, Margaret and Zuberi, Samar",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="e1833-e1833",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Community services that engage and service marginalized families can act  as an important entry point for mothers and children experiencing interpersonal  violence. The purpose of this study was to use an initiative that included training,  implementation, and evaluation of an interpersonal violence intervention to  understand changes in the capacity of service providers in community-based  organizations to use trauma-informed and relational approaches to support mothers  and children experiencing violence in relationships. <br><br>METHODS: Participants (N = 27)  were service providers from 14 community-based organizations across Canada, who had  been trained to implement an interpersonal violence intervention with mothers in  their communities. Using a phenomenological approach, participants engaged in an  open-ended interview in which they were encouraged to reflect on their experiences  in the intervention initiative, with prompts relating to the ways in which their  work and their organization may have changed as a result of their participation. <br><br>RESULTS: Findings indicated that participants were able to identify changes in four  key areas related to trauma-informed practice: awareness (e.g., attitudes toward  interpersonal violence), competency (e.g., application of trauma-informed  knowledge), collaboration (e.g., working with other organizations to provide  services to children and families), and safety (e.g., organizational policies to  ensure safe, welcoming spaces). Further, participants identified these areas of  change at the level of themselves as facilitators of the interpersonal violence  intervention, their organizations, and their communities. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Results  indicate that, through training, implementation, and evaluation of an interpersonal  violence intervention, service providers in community-based projects were able to  extend trauma-informed and relational principles not only to the intervention  itself, but also to their own work, as well as that of their organizations and  communities. With some additional support, leveraging the existing capacities within  community-based projects may be an effective means to support mothers and children  experiencing interpersonal violence and other challenges.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-2458",
doi="10.1186/s12889-020-09960-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09960-3"
}