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Reply to "Indicators / Metrics of a Trauma-Informed Community"

My First 5 colleagues in Shasta County (and their community partners) developed a list of long-term indicators they are tracking:

Kindergarten Assessment/Self-Regulation

Third Grade Reading Levels

911 Calls for Intimate Partner Violence

Sexual Assault in Adults

Abuse and/or Neglect in Children

Harmful Substance Use by Adults

Drug-affected Babies at Delivery

Substance Use by Children

Psychiatric Hospitalization/ER visits for Adults and Children

Offenders Who Successfully Complete Probation

Chronic Disease: Heart Disease

These aren't a direct measure of increased resilience or community connection. 

We are also very interested in measuring a sense of connection. We do a survey of the families of all incoming kindergarten students each year. Last year, we added these questions to try to measure community connections and a sense of community support (all of them are a strongly disagree to strongly agree scale answer):

I feel connected to my community

I feel supported as a parent

If there is a crisis, I have others I can talk to

I have fulfilling relationships with family and friends

I know where to go for help if I had trouble making ends meet

I know where to turn if someone in my family needed mental health services

 

Hope those help.

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