Past Collaborations

All Star Children's Foundation

From spring 2017 through fall 2019, ITTIC partnered with All Star Children's Foundation in order to assist in the development of their trauma-informed campus in Sarasota, Florida.

ITTIC primarily collaborated with All Star Children's Foundation in the review and revision of policies, procedures and forms while providing feedback around trauma-informed values and language.
ITTIC also provided coaching and guidance to the leaders of All Star Children's Foundation around trauma-informed organizational culture and structures.

American Red Cross

ITTIC partnered with the American Red Cross of Erie County to provide Seeking Safety groups across the city of Buffalo.

The Co-Directors of ITTIC worked in conjunction with the American Red Cross to deliver the intervention Seeking Safety, an evidence-based treatment designed to help individuals attain safety from trauma and addiction.
The Seeking Safety project was part of the HIV/AIDS Services Department and the Women's HIV/AIDS Prevention and Care Initiative Program at the American Red Cross.
ITTIC constructed an evaluation tool to measure the effectiveness of Seeking Safety, looking at specific variables such as the intervention's impact on improving health decisions, lessening the effects of trauma, reducing high risk sexual or drug-using behaviors and increasing the use of positive coping mechanisms.

Belmont Housing Resources for WNY

In July 2018, ITTIC provided Trauma 101 psychoeducation and follow-up consultation to staff members at Belmont Housing Resources for WNY.

Initial Trauma 101 psychoeducation presentation to 120 staff members.
Staff members will learn about trauma/adversity and its impact, re-traumatization and how to prevent it at both client and staff levels and how to begin thinking about how the five guiding values/principles of Trauma-Informed Care—safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment—apply to their individual roles.
All staff members will participate in a two hour follow-up consultation.

Bennett Rehabilitation Institute

From October 2019 through May 2020, ITTIC was in partnership with the Bennett Rehabilitation Institute to offer short-term, supportive counseling services to patients and their families.

The Bennett Rehabilitation Institute provides collaborative physical therapy and is a leading practice specializing in conditions that involve the central nervous system.
One of ITTIC's advanced year MSW interns offered counseling services that focused on processing major life events, navigating significant life changes and provide an opportunity for patients to share their experiences.

Blythedale Children's Hospital

From April 2021 - August 2021, ITTIC facilitated a learning collaborative with Champions in Westchester County to assist them in becoming more knowledgeable in TIC.

The goal of the collaborative was to bring together leaders and key stakeholders in Westchester County to have the tools to facilitate their agency or organization to become more trauma-informed.
A total of 37 individuals were selected to participate in the five-month learning collaborative. Champions will learn about the 10 key development areas for trauma-informed change through monthly online consults.

Capital Region Youth Justice Team

ITTIC collaborated with the Capital Region Youth Justice Team in order to sponsor a trauma-informed care Champion leaning collaborative from August 2020 through June 2021.

ITTIC and representatives from the Capital Region Youth Justice team identified a team of 25 individuals who are juvenile justice stakeholders to participate in the learning collaborative.
The team completed online foundational work, attended an initial kick-off training virtually in mid-September, and then participated in monthly virtual consultation sessions.
The team wrapped up and graduated in February 2021, and then additional agency-based consultations are occurred through June 2021.

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Catholic Charities and Gateway-Longview, Inc.

Both Catholic Charities and Gateway-Longview have made an agency commitment to trauma and trauma-informed care and are working with ITTIC to achieve that goal.

Catholic Charities and Gateway-Longview, Inc. are providing training and consultation to agency staff.
Each organization has participated in ITTIC training and monthly consultations/mentor groups over a one-year period.

Catholic Health Systems

From April 2017 to March 2022, ITTIC was in partnership with Catholic Health Systems in order to begin the process of becoming more trauma-informed. ITTIC provided evaluation, training, and consultation on trauma-informed approaches and the impact of the work.

ITTIC primarily worked with Mount St. Mary’s Hospital as a pilot by providing evaluation, training, consultation and coaching on trauma and trauma-informed care.
ITTIC also worked with the maternal-child, NICU, and labor and delivery units by joining team huddles and talking about the impact of the work.
ITTIC also created online learning modules for the Catholic Health system to incorporate into their net learning program.

Cazenovia Recovery Systems, Inc. & BestSelf Behavioral Health, Inc.

ITTIC received a grant from the Health Foundation of Western and Central New York in order to provide a 10-week psychoeducational support group for pregnant women and new mothers with opioid addiction.

From November 2017 through October 2018, ITTIC partnered with both Madonna House at Cazenovia Recovery Systems, Inc. and The Lighthouse at BestSelf Behavioral Health, Inc..
ITTIC worked with both sites to develop the support group curriculum with a trauma-informed lens.
ITTIC facilitated support groups and follow-up evaluation after the completion of each group in order to get feedback from the participants and make adjustments to the group curriculum accordingly.
ITTIC received an additional year funding from the Health Foundation in January 2019 to run more groups, continue to tweak the curriculum and collect data on the group's effectiveness.

Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES

Through a half-day training in trauma and trauma-informed care and two follow-up consultations, over 30 staff within CA-BOCES were trained in how to understand trauma and its effects on students and how to begin to think about making their work more trauma-informed.

After the training provided by ITTIC, BOCES staff reported fewer instances of restraint usage and a deeper understanding of some of the issues faced by students.
Teachers and staff also identified ways that they have made their classrooms more trauma-informed.

Cazenovia Recovery Systems, Inc.

From fall 2014 until spring 2017, Cazenovia Recovery Systems, Inc. partnered with ITTIC to launch a trauma-informed organizational initiative.

ITTIC conducted an initial evaluation of all the staff at Cazenovia around the principles of trauma-informed care.
ITTIC and Cazenovia's Trauma Coordinator trained staff in trauma and trauma-informed care, provided train-the-trainer sessions and developed a mentor team that will help to sustain trauma-informed care within their units.
In the last phase of the project, ITTIC continued to assist in mentor development, leadership coaching and further evaluation.

Center for Employment Opportunities

From fall 2016 through spring 2017, ITTIC partnered with Buffalo's Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) to provide Seeking Safety groups, as well as training on trauma and trauma-informed care for staff.

ITTIC trainers facilitated two separate Seeking Safety groups for CEO participants during the fall and winter.
All CEO staff received training and monthly consultation in order to create a trauma-informed system of care.

Cheektowaga Central School District

From August 2018 - February 2020 , ITTIC partnered with Cheektowaga Central School District and provided training, consultation, and coaching in Trauma-Informed Educational Practices.

From August 2018 - July 2019, ITTIC provided a baseline evaluation to the school district, provided foundational education to all staff and facilitated bi-monthly consultation sessions with the district's Mental Health Team to be trauma-informed mentors.
ITTIC supported the district's Mental Health Team as they moved through the trauma-informed organizational change process and provided foundational education to new teachers.

City Year Buffalo

From February 2021 - December 2023, ITTIC partnered with City Year Buffalo and provided training and coaching sessions on Trauma-Informed Care.

ITTIC provided trainings and drop-in coaching sessions on trauma and trauma-informed educational practices with 20 City Year members that worked in five different charter schools in the City of Buffalo.
Training topics included: Trauma 101, ACES, Managing the Impact of the Work, Trauma-Informed Responses, and Resilience and Emotional Regulation.

Colonial Village Elementary

From April 2021 - August 2021, ITTIC provided Colonial Village Elementary with three virtual sessions that provided trauma-informed education and support.

The virtual sessions included virtual trauma-informed toolbox strategies for the classroom, support sessions for teachers and staff, and support sessions for parents and families
Each month, there was a specific topic, that was anchored in the trauma-informed framework, providing an opportunity to be witnessed and share experiences through the challenging time of the dual pandemics.

Community Health Care Association of New York State (CHCANYS)

From January 2020 - December 2022, ITTIC will collaborated with the Community Health Care Association of New York State to build capacity for trauma-informed practices and culture change in community health centers across the state.

ITTIC and CHCANYS identified 30 individuals from 10 health centers to participate in an 11-month “Champion” learning collaborative.
The learning collaborative provided the Champions with the knowledge and tools to plan for and take initial implementation steps to facilitate trauma-informed culture change.
The project focused on developing advanced Champions and started multiple cohorts for the Champion Learning Collaborative.

Coordinated Care Services, Inc.

From January 2016 to March 2017, ITTIC will partner with experts from Coordinated Care Services, Inc. (CCSI) to create an online trauma-informed care assessment tool as part of the NYS Success Initiative.

ITTIC and CCSI met twice a month to collaboratively develop and refine the Trauma-Informed Care Organizational Self-Assessment Tool (TIC-OSAT).
The tool is currently free for any organization within New York State to use.
Once a minimum of five staff members take the assessment, the tool will generate a written report with feedback and links to resources based on the assessment results.

Crisis Services

In 2012, ITTIC and Suicide Prevention and Crisis Service, Inc. partnered to develop and implement an agency-wide survey for volunteers, staff, management and board members focused on the principles of trauma-informed care.

The results of the trauma-informed care survey, distributed to agency staff, volunteers and board members, provided Crisis Services with an overview of their "present" status in relation to trauma-informed care.
The evaluation also provided the organization an opportunity to identify next steps they might take to implement a trauma focus into their organization's policies and practices.

Delaware County Rural Healthcare Alliance

From January -June 2020, ITTIC facilitated a six-month learning collaborative to train trauma-informed “Champions” sponsored by the Delaware County Rural Health Care Alliance.

29 individuals within Delaware county were collaboratively selected by ITTIC and leadership of the health care alliance.
After the full-day initial training on 3/6/20, Champions attended monthly virtual consultations to continue the learning process around the key development areas to facilitate trauma-informed culture change.
The Champions attended a half-day wrap-up and graduated on 6/29/20.

Division of Criminal Justice Services

From May through September 2019, ITTIC facilitated a five-month learning collaborative to train trauma-informed care "Champions" sponsored by the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS).

26 individuals within New York State were collaboratively selected by ITTIC and DCJS to participate in the learning collaborative, which provided them with the knowledge and tools to plan for and begin to implement the trauma-informed change process in their agencies or organizations.

After the full-day initial training on 6/3/19, Champions attended monthly consultations virtually to continue the learning process and came together again on 9/30/19 for a formal wrap-up and graduation.

DREAM Program

The DREAM Program embodies the core principles of trauma-informed care, as each relationship established through this program built on a foundation of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment. DREAM volunteers served individuals at the Mary Agnes Manor and Vive, Inc.

The DREAM Program was spearheaded in 2004 by the Community Concentration of the UB School of Social Work.
DREAM is a volunteer-based program dedicated the to Development of lasting Relationships in the community through Empowerment, Advocacy, and Motivation.

Erie County Department of Health

In April 2013, ITTIC assisted the Erie County Department of Health in the planning and delivery of the "Can We Talk?" Conference, a trauma-informed care conference about youth and risky behaviors, for over 200 local professionals.

Partner organizations included the Erie County Department of Health, Leaving Our Legacy Program, Erie 1 Boces, Planned Parenthood, Buffalo Federation of Neighborhood Centers, Native American Community Services, Buffalo Public Schools, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Evergreen Health Services, ECMC and the American Red Cross.
The keynote speaker was Susan Green (LCSW), one of ITTIC's co-directors.
The conference had two tracks that participants took part in involving trauma-informed care from different professional perspectives.
The tracks involved youth from the community, including from the Leaving our Legacy (LOL) program and Tapestry Charter School.
The youth were also featured in a video during the working lunch that allowed for both youth and professionals to engage in a trauma-informed conversation about their work.

Erie County Medical Center (ECMC)

From January 2017 to December 2018, ITTIC was in partnership with ECMC’s behavioral health units and clinics in order to create a more trauma-informed environment.

ITTIC conducted an initial evaluation of all the staff in ECMC's behavioral health units and clinics around the principles of trauma-informed care.
Over 350 staff members received psychoeducation on trauma and trauma-informed care.
ITTIC provided monthly consultation and coaching in the units/clinics.
ITTIC trained a select group of individuals from different parts of ECMC's behavioral health units/clinics to develop into "TIC Champions".
Through the training, coaching and consultation they received during the initiative, the Champions will continue to bring the knowledge and skills they acquired around trauma and trauma-informed care back to their areas of the hospital and continue the trauma-informed change process.

Family Justice Center

ITTIC and the Family Justice Center of Erie County collaborated with inclusive partners across WNY to develop and implement agency-wide evaluations and surveys for organizational staff that focused on the principles of trauma-informed care.

The Family Justice Center of Erie County opened its doors in 2006, offering services for any domestic violence victims and their children. Services include advocacy, support, providing safety and assistance through the legal system.
The results of the evaluations conducted with ITTIC support were provided to the Family Justice Center and inclusive partnerships about the strengths of their organizations, as were suggestions for future steps in being trauma-informed with staff and board members.
The goal of this collaboration was to provide the Family Justice Center, along with its partners, assessment tools to identify the strengths and needs of the organization regarding the principles of trauma-informed care.

Global Shepherds Berhad

From 2023-2024, ITTIC will partner with Global Shepherds Berhad to provide trauma-informed training and begin the process of cultural change.

ITTIC will provide “Trauma 101” training to 25 staff members to create a foundational awareness of trauma, trauma-informed care and the five values and principles in addition to other important aspects of trauma-informed change.
ITTIC will provide champion training and consultation to a small number of employees who agree to be “Champions” and oversee the larger picture of change.
ITTIC will meet with the board and leadership for presentations and to discuss the project.

Harvest House Buffalo

ITTIC and Harvest House collaborated from April to May 2020 in order to provide trauma-informed virtual support sessions to staff.

ITTIC provided 8, 1-hour sessions to Harvest House staff weekly, where staff could share, be witnessed and discuss the experience of providing services during the pandemics.
The sessions normalized and provided opportunity to learn about various ways individuals can be impacted by chronic stress caused by COVID-19 and social unrest through a trauma-informed lens.

HealtheConnections

HealtheConnections sponsored the provision of a six-month trauma-informed Champion learning collaborative from January 2020-June 2020.

A team of 30 individuals were collaboratively chosen by ITTIC and HealtheConnections to participate as “Champions.”
ITTIC kicked-off the collaborative with a full-day initial training on 2/25/20.
Champions then attended monthly virtual consultations to continue their learning around trauma-informed organizational change, and came together at the end of June for a formal wrap-up and graduation.

Insight House Chemical Dependency Services, Inc.

From May 2017 through March 2018, ITTIC worked with Insight House Chemical Dependency Services, Inc to provide trauma-informed care trainings and follow up consultation.

ITTIC provided an initial trauma-informed care training to all agency staff.
ITTIC provided monthly consultation and coaching to give feedback around trauma-informed values and language to ensure that interactions with clients are trauma-informed.
ITTIC also provided feedback about how the agency can be trauma-informed with staff.

Jericho Road Community Health Center and Center for Survivors of Torture

ITTIC worked with Jericho Road Community Health Center to provide the intervention Seeking Safety and created an agency culture of trauma-informed care.

Two Jericho Road staff shadowed an ITTIC trainer facilitating a Seeking Safety group. The two staff received supervision and support as they began to run their own group in fall 2016.
ITTIC trainers worked with 25 identified individuals from different parts of Jericho Road and the Western New York Center for Survivors of Torture to develop into "TIC Champions."
Through training, coaching and consultation, the Champions brought the knowledge and skills around trauma and trauma-informed care back to their programs.

Jewish Family Service of Buffalo and Erie County

From January-September 2018, ITTIC partnered with Jewish Family Service to provide trauma-informed care training to staff and facilitated a Seeking Safety/Mandala Trauma Support Group for clients.

Monthly training and consultation was provided to staff in the Career/Job Development, Immigrant and Refugee Services, Health Homes and Center for Survivors of Torture programs, as well as to support staff, on trauma and how to operationalize trauma-informed values and practices in their work.
ITTIC also attended program director meetings in order to help leadership consider being trauma-informed with their staff.
The trauma support group delivered to both Center for Survivors of Torture and Vive la Casa clients is based on Seeking Safety with the creation of mandala art.

Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District

From January 2018-June 2023, ITTIC will be in partnered with the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda Union Free School District to create the first trauma-informed school district in Western New York.

The first year of the project consisted of conducting a baseline evaluation, training of leadership and individuals identified as "Champions" in each of the nine schools.
Since then, ITTIC has provided foundation education on trauma and trauma-informed practices to all teachers and support staff.
ITTIC is currently working with the Champion teams at each of the schools to facilitate their development into a mentor role, as well as to plan for, develop and implement a trauma-informed action plan that is individualized to their school.
The fourth project year consisted of continuing to build on the work from previous years and more deliberately working at the district level.
The final year built capacity for the district to continue to train staff on trauma-informed educational practices.

KidsPeace

From September 2018-February 2019, ITTIC partnered with KidsPeace to provide trauma-informed care psychoeducation and follow-up consultation.

ITTIC trainers delivered an initial Trauma 101 psychoeducation presentation to the staff and then provided monthly, two-hour follow-up sessions in order to help staff operationalize trauma-informed values and practices into their work.

Lake Shore Behavioral Health

ITTIC developed an implementation model to assist organizations in becoming trauma-informed.

Over an 18-month period, ITTIC worked with Lake Shore Behavioral Health (LSBH) to create and sustain a trauma-informed organization focusing on areas pertaining to the five principles of trauma-informed care: safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration and empowerment.
Through evaluation and program development, the model has increased LSBH’s capacity to work with people with various trauma histories, to engage in trauma sensitive practices and provide trauma specific services.

Lancaster High School Alternative Program (LAP)

From January 2021 through June 2023, ITTIC will be partnered with Lancaster High School Alternative Program (LAP), through Lancaster Central School District, to provide trauma-informed education and support.

ITTIC provided foundational training on trauma and trauma-informed educational practices to all LAP staff.
ITTIC provided ongoing monthly training, support and consultation on the implementation of trauma-informed educational practices.

Lockport City School District

From May 2021 - September 2024, ITTIC will be in partnership with the Lockport City School District to co-facilitate a trauma-informed culture change and provide trauma-informed education and support.

The first year of the project will provide a baseline evaluation of trauma-informed culture, climate, and procedures of the Lockport City School District and a foundational "trauma 101" education.
The following years will provide monthly consultation and coaching on trauma trauma-informed educational practices with 8 school-based teams.

Matt Urban Hope Center

From January-June 2018, ITTIC was in partnership with Matt Urban Hope Center to create a trauma-informed environment for their staff and clients.

ITTIC conducted a baseline evaluation that assessed Matt Urban Hope Center's TIC climate, policies and procedures from a trauma-informed lens.
All staff members received psychoeducation on trauma and trauma-informed care and received monthly coaching sessions.
ITTIC and Matt Urban Hope Center identified mentors from each program to receive formal follow-up consultation to operationalize trauma-informed values and practices in their work and programming.
ITTIC also met with leadership monthly as "Champions" in order to discuss organizational change strategies and implementation across the organization.

Mental Health Association of Genesee and Orleans Counties

ITTIC collaborated with the Mental Health Association of Genesee and Orleans Counties beginning in spring 2017 to provide trauma-informed care trainings to staff and volunteers.

ITTIC provided an initial trauma-informed care training to all staff and provided monthly consultations to anchor the values of trauma-informed care.
ITTIC also worked with staff and volunteers around using trauma-informed language.

New Directions Youth and Family Services

ITTIC's partnership with New Directions Youth and Family Services focused on equipping New Directions with an agency assessment, focusing particularly on trauma-informed care and how it relates to staffing and agency culture.

Merging the concepts of Trauma-Informed Care and Normative Culture, ITTIC developed an agency-specific survey and facilitated cross-sectional focus groups that included employees at all levels, as well as the Board of Directors.
The assessment, conducted and presented by ITTIC, highlighted the strengths of New Directions in addition to providing ideas for how the agency might adopt additional principles and practices of Trauma-Informed Care to strengthen the organization.

Oneida County Department of Family and Community Services

From 2023-2024, ITTIC will collaborate with Oneida County Department of Family and Community Services to begin building a foundation for trauma informed care.

ITTIC will provide in-person training to staff, the impact of the work and how the five values/principles can be utilized to avoid re-traumatization.
ITTIC will also provide training to a supervisor on how to cultivate a trauma-informed and productive working environment that addresses the needs and impact of the work for staff.

Oswego County Health Department

From September 2018-April 2019, ITTIC facilitated a learning collaborative with Champions in Oswego County to assist them in becoming more knowledgeable in TIC.

The goal of the collaborative was to bring together leaders and key stakeholders in Oswego County to have the tools to facilitate their agency or organization to become more trauma-informed.
A total of 30 individuals were selected to participate in the seven-month learning collaborative, where they learned about creating trauma-informed organizational change through the lens of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) implementation domains.

Our Lady of Hope Parish

In the spring of 2012, ITTIC launched a refugee youth group, collaborating with Our Lady of Hope Parish on Buffalo's west side. The group was aimed at creating a trauma-informed space for youth to discuss issues and trauma they had faced, as well as ongoing and current struggles.

The group, initiated by Sister Susan Bowles, McKenzie Mattison, Kelly Reuter and Carina Brown, was focused on giving voice to the concerns of refugee youth.
The group was anchored in the principles of trauma-informed care and incorporated the Positive Youth Development model.
A mural was created by the group that represented the youth and their cultures.

Parents Encouraging Accountability and Closure for Everyone (PEACE)

ITTIC collaborated with P.E.A.C.E. Inc. (Parents Encouraging Accountability and Closure for Everyone) to create a needs assessment for those who have lost a loved one to homicide in the city of Buffalo.

P.E.A.C.E. Inc. is known as a victim service provider organization that provides support to families of homicide victims.
Homicide takes an emotional toll on those still living, who are known as survivors of homicide victims. Survivors tend to experience prolonged grief and trauma.
ITTIC created a needs assessment that is aimed at understanding what services are needed to help individuals who have lost a loved one to homicide and is currently creating a psycho-educational support group for P.E.A.C.E. that will help participants to understand traumatic grief and provide them with coping skills based off the results from this survey.

Rockland County Department of Social Services

From June through September 2019, ITTIC collaborated with the Rockland County Department of Social Services (DSS) to build a foundation for trauma-informed practices in their work.

ITTIC provided foundation in-person trainings and follow-up consultations to all Rockland County DSS staff throughout the project period.

Additionally, ITTIC worked deliberately with an implementation team, consisting of administrators and other leaders, around ITTIC's trauma-informed organizational model, so they would have the knowledge and tools to begin planning for and implementing trauma-informed action steps.

Salamanca City School District

From November 2018-March 2019, ITTIC partnered with the Salamanca City School District in order to facilitate a learning collaborative to train Champions in Salamanca to assist them in becoming more knowledgeable in TIC.

The goal of the collaborative was to bring together leaders and key stakeholders in Salamanca to have the tools to facilitate their school, agency or organization to become more trauma-informed.
A total of 26 individuals were selected to participate in the seven-month learning collaborative, where they learned about creating trauma-informed organizational change through the lens of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) implementation domains.
The team also self-selected to participate in one of four sub-groups to help facilitate Salamanca becoming a trauma-informed community. The work done by these sub-groups was used as a springboard for the Cattaraugus County Trauma-Informed Coalition.

Spectrum Human Services

Spectrum Human Services worked with ITTIC to develop and implement an agency-wide evaluation on trauma-informed care for staff, management and board members.

This assessment included surveys that focus on questions around the principles of trauma-informed care.
The results of this assessment provided Spectrum with a general overview of its strengths and needs in regards to trauma-informed care.
This agency-wide assessment also provided the organization with future steps that could be implemented to have a greater trauma focus in regard to the organization's policies and practices.

St. Lawrence County Youth Advocate Program

From July through September 2019, ITTIC collaborated with the St. Lawrence County Youth Advocate Program to facilitate a trauma-informed Champion learning collaborative with its own staff and partner agencies.

ITTIC provided training and consultation on its trauma-informed organizational model to representatives from the Youth Advocate Program, Department of Social Services and other collaborative partners.

Training occurred both in-person and via phone consultation to the large group, as well as each individual organization represented on the team.

Trauma-Informed Community Throughout Allegany County (TICTAC)

From February 2021 - December 2021, ITTIC partnered with TICTAC to facilitate a learning collaborative with Champions in Allegany County to assist them in becoming more knowledgeable in TIC.

The goal of the collaborative was to bring together leaders and key stakeholders in Allegany County to have the tools to facilitate their agency or organization and community to become more trauma-informed.
A total of 30 individuals were selected to participate in the eleven-month learning collaborative. Champions learned about the 10 key development areas for trauma-informed change through monthly online consults and coaching calls.

University at Buffalo Police

During the 2020-2021 school year, ITTIC partnered with the University at Buffalo Police in order to provide training on trauma and trauma-informed responses.

An initial SAMHSA training was completed in late August 2020.
After the initial training, ITTIC consultants worked with the department throughout the remainder of the school year, providing on-going consultation and coaching.

Villa of Hope

In 2012 and 2013, Villa of Hope partnered with ITTIC to develop and implement an agency-wide assessment, evaluating the Villa of Hope's use of trauma-informed care. The assessment included an evaluation of all levels of staff as well as client perspectives.

This assessment included surveys and focus groups that centered on how trauma-informed care was and could be implemented within Villa of Hope.
The completed agency-wide assessment provided the organization with steps that can be implemented to have a greater focus on trauma.

Vive, Inc.

ITTIC and Vive collaborated on two refugee resource groups focused on addressing the trauma of refugees. The groups combined elements of the evidence-based curriculum Seeking Safety with the creation of mandala art.

Focused on learning safe coping skills, the groups at Vive were geared toward assisting women and men with recognizing and managing their experiences of trauma and oppression.
Because of the success of the first women's groups, a group with men was also held. Participants reported sleeping better, feeling better and functioning at a higher level at the completion of the groups.
The groups were led by Sister Beth Niederpruem, Danielle Maurice and Katie McClain-Meeder. Judy Munzi was instrumental in providing guidance in art therapy and the use of mandalas.

West Hertel Academy

From January 2018-June 2018, ITTIC partnered with West Hertel Academy to provide training to all faculty and staff members on Trauma-Informed Educational Practices.

All faculty and staff members received initial psychoeducation on Trauma-Informed Educational Practices as well as ongoing coaching and consultation throughout the project period.
ITTIC trained a select group of individuals who comprised two mentor teams in the building. Nine teachers, with representation from all grade levels, made up one of the teams and six individuals from the school's support staff made up the other team.
The mentor teams are responsible for ensuring Trauma-Informed Educational Practices are being utilized throughout the school.

West Seneca Central School District

From September 2020 through June 2023, ITTIC partnered with the West Seneca Central School District to build a foundation for trauma-informed educational practices.

ITTIC provided foundational education on trauma and trauma and trauma-informed practices to all teachers, administrators, and support staff district-wide.
Each of the schools received follow-up with the ITTIC team to support developing the capacity to plan and implement trauma-informed culture change in their schools.