Trauma-Informed Care
A JOURNEY TO TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE IN MONTANA INDIAN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS
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The Billings Area Office of Indian Health Service (IHS) partners with Mountain-Pacific Quality Health on grant funding from the Montana Healthcare Foundation to support IHS facilities, tribal health departments and urban Indian centers in the implementation of trauma-informed care. This project helps organizational and clinical practices make widespread changes to address trauma and its impact on Montana’s American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations.
What is trauma?
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) describes trauma as events or circumstances experienced by an individual as physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening that result in adverse effects on the individual’s functioning and wellbeing.
What is trauma-informed care?
Trauma-informed care takes the patient’s experience into account at a clinical and organizational level. According to SAMHSA, a trauma-informed organization
- realizes the widespread impact of trauma and understands potential paths for recovery;
- recognizes the signs and symptoms of trauma in clients, families and others;
- responds by fully integrating knowledge about trauma into policies, procedures and practices;
- resists re-traumatization, meaning actively works to make sure a patient is not further traumatized.
What is missing? Contact us with your needs. We want to support you in your trauma-informed care journey!
Alona Jarmin, RN, BSN, MSN
Project Manager
Mountain-Pacific Quality Health
ajarmin@mpqhf.org
(406) 594-0217
LeeAnn Bruised Head, MPH, CDR USPHS Commissioned Corps Officer
Public Health Adviser, Director – Office of Urban Indian Health Programs (OUIHP)
Billings Area Indian Health Service
leeann.bruisedhead@ihs.gov
(406) 247-7073
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