Trauma-Informed Care

The Canadian Mental Health Association Nova Scotia Division supports the resilience, recovery and well-being of people living with a mental illness and those experiencing mental health challenges across the province of Nova Scotia.We are a federated charity, which means we are a collective of organizations bound together by a brand and mission.Our programs are free to access and available to anyone living in Nova Scotia. At the community level our branches support the resilience and well-being of Nova Scotians through social programs, education and advocacy based on the needs of the community.To learn more about CMHA NS Division visit our website at www.novascotia.cmha.ca

CMHA NS Division

In this session, you'll learn how to approach interactions with compassion, foster safety, and integrate strategies that promote recovery.

Trauma affects individuals in various ways, often leaving a lasting impact on mental health, relationships, and daily functioning. Understanding how trauma operates and creating spaces that prioritize safety, trust, and support can make a profound difference in healing.This workshop offers a foundational understanding of trauma, the responses it triggers, and the practical tools and principles that help create safe, healing environments. Whether you’re a professional, caregiver, or community member, this workshop is designed to help you better support those impacted by trauma, or simply to deepen your understanding of its effects.By attending, you’ll gain practical knowledge and strategies to: <ul><li>Recognize the signs of trauma in yourself and others</li><li>Create trusting, trauma-sensitive spaces</li><li>Support recovery by building strong, supportive relationships</li><li>Understand how trauma responses manifest and how to respond appropriately</li></ul> DETAILS:TIME: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | DURATION: 1.5 hoursVENUE: Online [ZOOM]DATE: Februrary 6, 2025 FACILITATOR BIO - Jessie Taylor is a trauma-informed coach, consultant, and entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of diverse experience spanning corporate, healthcare, government, and non-profit sectors.As the founder of New Leaf Administration, she provides business operations support, trauma-informed training, and consulting services to individuals and organizations.Jessie is deeply passionate about mental health and community empowerment. She combines her business acumen, leadership and front-line social services work to build meaningful, sustainable change.Proceeds from New Leaf Administration support Project BraveArt, a therapeutic art initiative led by Jessie that offers workshops to survivors of trauma, emphasizing the journey of post-traumatic growth.Jessie is an avid gardener and coffee lover that usually has several books on the go at once. Other pass times include shamelessly embarrassing her “teen” and “tween” age boys with her husband, Mr. Christmas, and dressing up her dog, cat, and bearded dragon in ridiculous outfits!Donate to THRIVETHRIVE is generously supported by the Zed Charity Classic.As a not-for-profit charitable organization, we rely on the generosity of those who give what they can to keep our programs running and remain accessible. Donations to THRIVE allow CMHA NS to offer these workshops completely free of charge.By supporting this program you are helping more Nova Scotians support and understand their own mental health. This helps more Nova Scotians stay out of crisis and out of emergency rooms.If you would like to help more Nova Scotians THRIVE, make a <a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/44267" title="https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/44267" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">donation </a>today!

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