West Midlands Trauma Informed Coalition

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West Midlands Trauma Informed Workforce Learning and Development Framework

Since the conception of the West Midlands Trauma Informed Coalition, there has been a joint call for a universal framework. A framework that can be used as an organisational tool to support the progression of trauma-informed practice across services, organisations and sectors. A tool that can be adaptable to the diverse needs and contexts of the organisations and communities represented between us.

The long-awaited West Midlands Trauma Informed Learning and Development Framework is ready! This framework, informed by over 100 professionals, seeks to equip everyone from policymakers to practitioners with the tools they need to not only understand trauma informed practice, but also put it into action and measure its impact.

West Midlands Trauma Informed Commissioning Guidance

The West Midlands Trauma Informed Commissioning Guidance is ready!

Funding and commissioning contracts can be extremely influential in the outcomes of those across the region. They shape how funding flows, impacting service providers, staff, individuals, families, and entire communities. Recognising the important role that commissioning plays in developing a trauma informed, emotionally safe region, this ground-breaking document, informed by over 100 professionals, has been developed.

This document aims to think about commissioning through a trauma informed lens. It serves as a tool to support funding and commissioning contracts can be extremely influential in the outcomes of those across the region. They shape how funding flows, impacting service providers, staff, individuals, families, and entire communities.

Recognising the important role that commissioning plays in developing a trauma informed, emotionally safe region, this ground-breaking document, informed by over 100 professionals, has been developed. This document aims to think about commissioning through a trauma informed lens. It serves as a tool to support professional and organisational reflection, offering starting points that can be adapted to meet the needs of varied contexts and constraints of commissioning and funding bodies. This Trauma Informed Commissioning Guidance has been created with both funding bodies and funding recipients in mind. It is designed to support those responsible for commissioning services or strategic system planning, especially for trauma-related services, to promote the best possible outcomes for all.

About the Coalition

In 2022, the West Midlands Combined Authority, The West Midlands Violence Reduction Partnership, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Barnardo's came alongside partners representing Policing, Fire Service, Probation, Local Authorities, Health, Faith, Education and Third Sector organisations to embark on the task of developing a region-wide vision and programme to support the best possible outcomes for the residents of the West Midlands through the adoption of a system-wide trauma informed approach.

Focused on early intervention and prevention, a design sprint was undertaken to glean the best collaborative evidence from research, practice, and lived experience to support strategy, action, and resource development.

Now, hundreds of senior leaders across the region's public and third sectors have come together to form a collaborative and innovative Coalition. The West Midlands Trauma Informed Coalition stands together with one common aim: To see a trauma informed, emotionally safe West Midlands for all.

If you are a leader working within the West Midlands and want to be part of the strategic vision to create a trauma informed, emotionally safe West Midlands for all, you can get involved and stay connected with the activity by becoming a member of the West Midlands Trauma Informed Coalition here:

Join the Coalition

Contact us on: WMTIPtraining@barnardos.org.uk