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Health Department outlines 'Trauma 101' training and regional 'healing organization' effort
Summary
The Department of Public Health described a trauma‑informed 'Healing Organization' initiative that has trained more than 3,000 staff, aims to train the full workforce (described as roughly 9,000 employees), and has received recognition from SAMHSA as a regional model to be shared across six counties.
Lynn Dolce, director for Foster Care Mental Health and a member of the department’s curriculum team, presented the Health Department’s Trauma 101 curriculum and a broader plan to transform the department into a “healing organization.” Dolce said the approach pairs trauma‑informed care with cultural humility and leadership development and is intended to change how staff understand and respond to trauma in patients and co‑workers.
"Trauma and toxic stress have been clearly linked to many adverse health outcomes," Dolce said, outlining connections to chronic disease and…
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