Developmental Trauma Action Alliance
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Our Vision:
A province that provides every child and every person with the necessary supports to heal from early adversity and Developmental Trauma, and realize their full potential.
Our Mission:
With the understanding that Developmental Trauma negatively impacts physical, emotional and psychological health and well-being throughout childhood and over the life span:
- To provide families – birth, foster, adoptive, kinship, customary care – with the specialized knowledge and training to help them understand Developmental Trauma and help their children heal from it
- To provide front line professionals with the training to recognize Developmental Trauma, and the tools to work with children and families in the healing of it
- To grow and share the knowledge and understanding of Developmental Trauma as a fundamental condition of children and families involved with child welfare
- To engage with policy makers and community leaders across sectors and advocate for training of professionals and provision of services and support from a Developmental Trauma perspective for all children, youth and adults in Ontario
Our Values:
- Accepting of the lived experience and truth of every person, and the knowledge that Developmental Trauma impacts a person physically, emotionally and psychologically over the life course
- Inclusive of the value of all family constellations that provide a supportive framework around children
- Courageous in our advocacy for children who have experienced childhood trauma
- Innovative in our pursuit of opportunities for healing
Learn More
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