In June, a group of Crawford County residents who are active participants in local work to create a trauma-informed community had the opportunity to attend a six-day workshop in Pittsburgh led by Rev. Paul Abernathy. Rev. Abernathy is the director of FOCUS Pittsburgh and is part of a coalition that is leading the way in trauma-informed community development (TICD). We were joined by other groups from across the country, including folks from Petersburg, Virginia, Kansas City, Missouri, Indianapolis, Indiana, and Pittsburgh.
Last month, Bruce Harlan wrote in this column about the Peace4Crawford movement, “which is about improving the health and wellbeing of communities through trauma-informed approaches.” The TICD model will be a powerful tool in helping to advance and expand this work.
The TICD model is about establishing and promoting resilient and healing communities so the people in the communities are healthy enough to sustain opportunity and realize their potential. We often work with individuals who struggle to hold onto a job or maintain housing.
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