Trauma Informed Toolkit & Booklets

Trauma Informed Toolkit

An implementation resource to embed a trauma-informed approach within organisations and systems. Scroll down to access the ten toolkit supplementary information booklets. 

This toolkit is designed to help leaders, workforces, services and organisations on their journey to implement a trauma informed approach across policy and practice. Based on local and international evidence, it offers in-depth insights from those with lived experience. It is infused with cross sector examples and local research, and it provides a checklist for organisations to measure progress.  It aims to complement existing organisational priorities, driving improvement, innovation and sustainable change.

The toolkit is free to download below and the checklist can be used as an interactive workbook to chart developments.  Interactive links are embedded into this toolkit, so it is best viewed on a large screen device  e.g. PC or laptop rather than a mobile device. As this toolkit will have periodic updates, the current version will always be available via this link.  We ask all organisations to share and download the resource from this website only.  

 

Download the toolkit

TIP Checklist

To access an editable version of the Toolkit Trauma Informed Checklist, please click here

Organisational Toolkit Information Booklets

Please click the titles to access the booklets which complement the organisational checklist. To avoid overwhelm we invite people to pick one booklet/focus area, taking time to digest the information and using it to guide your next implementation actions before moving on to a different focus area.   

Trauma Informed Organisational Toolkit Information Sessions

This is a recording of an information session delivered by members of the SBNI TIP team for a NI Social Care Council lunchtime seminar in October 2024. It includes the key issues from the research ‘We are on a Journey’ lead by Dr Suzanne Mooney from Queens University Belfast regarding the progress of implementation of a trauma informed approach across organisations and systems in Northern Ireland.  The presentation is available to download here.

A series of six 40 minute online toolkit overview workshops were co delivered in partnership with the Regional Trauma Network. The recordings are available via this link.  RTN Lunch ‘n’ Learn SBNI Trauma Informed Organisational Toolkit - YouTube

If you wish to contact a member of the team please click here or read our new quarterly newsletter 'Keeping Trauma Informed' - Team Newsletter Autumn 2025
 

Presented by Sheina Rigg and Orla Connolly, Implementation Managers, Trauma Informed Team, Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland, Dr Suzanne Mooney and Dr Montserrat Fargas, Queen’s University Belfast

Type of Resource
  • Publication
Publication Date
Committee/Panel
  • Trauma Informed Practice Committee
Audience
  • Professionals and Volunteers