Public Services, Justice
& Law Enforcement

First responders and law enforcement professionals are called upon daily to address traumatic situations in our community. Your duty and sacrifice are critical to our safety, and this site will provide information, training, and tools you can use to not only address trauma on the job, but also to help you address trauma you may have experienced in service to Steuben County and its residents.

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Resources

Building Trauma Responsive Healing Communities

This slideshow outlines specific strategies for building a trauma responsive community based on the research of Robin E. Donaldson, founder and CEO of Collective Impact Training and Consulting. Community members are encouraged to share this with anyone interested in learning more about building a trauma-responsive community in Steuben County.

Agency Self-Assessment

This tool is intended to help you measure your organization’s readiness to implement a trauma-informed approach with customers and clients. Honest and candid staff responses can benefit your organization by helping to identify opportunities for program and environmental change, assist in professional development planning, and informing policy changes within your organization.

How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime

Nadine Burke Harris

Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma are at triple the risk for heart disease and lung cancer. An impassioned plea for pediatric medicine to confront the prevention and treatment of trauma, head-on.

First Responder PTSD

What to look out for & how to get help

Gerald Richmond is a retired lieutenant firefighter who lives with the struggles of PTSD. His goal in life is to educate other first responders on the condition by sharing his story.

First Responder PTSD Awareness

Short Film

This short film introduces Ray Norton - a retired fireman who speaks candidly about the fire service and PTSD, the rapid increase in firefighter suicide, and the long-term effects of trauma on a first responder.

Want to learn more?

Learn about the 988 help line, find Local Health Providers, and view important Community Resources available in Steuben County at our Community Directory.