TIP 57: Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services
SAMHSA · 2014 · 342 pages · For behavioral health clinicians and program administrators
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SAMHSA's consensus guide to delivering trauma-informed care in mental health and addiction treatment settings. Part 1 gives clinicians concrete guidance on screening, assessment, and trauma-specific interventions; Part 2 shows administrators how to build a trauma-informed organization and workforce.
Programs across the country use it as the baseline text for trauma-informed care training, which makes it a natural first read for trainees and anyone standing up trauma services.
Run it with these materials
The grounding tool and safety planning worksheets cover the in-session stabilization skills the TIP recommends, and the free PCL-5 handles the trauma screening step.
This manual is a publication of SAMHSA. Therapy Resource is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, its publisher. The summary above is our own; always follow the manual itself and your clinical judgment. If you are in crisis, contact 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline or call 911.