Posted on: 13 March 2023
13 March 2023
West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (WY HCP) will hold their third annual Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Knowledge Exchange in partnership with West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit from Tuesday 21 to Thursday 23 March 2023.
They share a joint ambition to work with people who have experienced abuse, violence, neglect, poverty, or discrimination or who support those who have to ensure West Yorkshire provides trauma informed and responsive services.
The three-day event, open to all who work in this area, will bring partners together to share evidence, best practice and explore progress made. It will be of particular interest to people working in the public, private, voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE). To book follow the direct link: westyorkshireknowledgeexchange.co.uk.
Understanding that life experiences can be the root cause of poor health is integral to building trauma informed services. The event workshops, led by specialists in the field including those with experience of trauma, will highlight how when organisations come together to support people at the right time they can support them better to lead a long, healthy life where possible free from the impact of trauma.
Guests speakers include:
- Dr Sandra Bloom, Board-Certified Psychiatrist, Associate Professor, Health Management and Policy at the Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University and Founder of Creating Presence, an online organisational approach for creating trauma-informed systems
- Alison Lowe, West Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime
- Alistair Christie, BLOSM Service Lead, Accident and Emergency, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Anna Suswillo, Head of Partnerships, Networks and Training, Making Every Adult Matter (MEAM)
- Dr Amy Degnan, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Calderdale Trauma Informed Personality Disorder (TIPD) Pathway, South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust
- Catherina Westwood, Senior Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Dialectical Behaviour Therapist (DBT) - North Kirklees DBT Team, Trauma Informed Personality Disorder (TIPD) Pathway, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Cath Knibbs, Online Harms Consultant, Author, Clinical and Academic PhD candidate; Cybertrauma and Child/Adult
- Emm Irving, Senior Manager for Improving Population Health, (WY HCP)
- Chief Superintendent Jackie Marsh, Director, West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit
- James Ward, Rocket Science
- Jessica Hughes-Nind, Graduate Analyst, Social Finance
- Julie Ashman, Creative Therapist and Expert by Experience, South West Yorkshire Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust
- Kelly Laycock, Senior Programme Delivery Manager, West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit
- Lisa Cherry, Director, Trauma Informed Consultancy Services Ltd
- Rob Balfour, CEO West Yorkshire Survivors
- Sharon Kennedy, Change Programmes Governance Manager, South West Yorkshire Partnerships NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Warren Larkin, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Visiting Professor at Sunderland University
- See the agenda for the full line up
West Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime, Alison Lowe OBE is also the Senior Responsible Officer for the Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Programme and said:
“People experiencing traumatic experiences when they are younger are more likely to be affected later in life. That might take the form of depression, anxiety, chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular and respiratory conditions, substance misuse or behavioural problems.
“This important event brings partners together from across West Yorkshire and beyond, all with a common aim of helping to strengthen community resilience, build real change and improve lives.”
Chief Superintendent Jackie Marsh, West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) Director, added:
“Although we have made great headway since our first knowledge exchange in 2001, we have a way to go in ensuring West Yorkshire is trauma-informed and responsive to people’s needs.
“In December 2022, we launched our digital hub, bringing together resources to support trauma informed health and care, and have co-produced guidance such as using trauma informed language and addressing the root causes of violence and exploitation of young people.
“By bringing our expertise to the table, better understanding our services and the needs of people living and working in West Yorkshire, we can create safer, more inclusive and responsive services – that’s what this event is all about.”
Attendees will be tasked to think about how they can embed trauma informed approaches in the work place, identify the best ways of providing support, particularly with children and vulnerable people and look at how they can maximise the effectiveness of our interventions. Sessions are online and face-to-face and people can choose which workshops they want to attend.
The West Yorkshire Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Programme was set up in June 2020 and includes over 400 members.