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Mission Statement

To lead and assist organizations, individuals, and communities through the mobilization of resources in education, prevention, and response to the multi-dimensional aspects of trauma as the root cause of our growing public health crisis. 

Vision Statement

Western New York, a trauma-informed community, is responsive to every individual affected by trauma through a network of multi-disciplinary, collaborative partners,
creating a healthier and safer community.
 

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Trauma 101

Learn about the impact of trauma on the individual and society as a whole. Click the image to the left to read or download the Trauma 101 PowerPoint  presentation.
The coalition was formed in late 2008 by a small group of Fellows from the Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York (now the Health Foundations for Western and Central New York) who were interested in exploring how the community might provide better trauma-informed services. Since then, our group has grown in numbers significantly and so has our energy and drive to build a trauma informed community.