There is no statistical data collected on trauma, and adverse childhood experiences anywhere in Australia and the North-West Coast and West Coast of Tasmania is a region that can be a leader in this area.
That was the main message presented to a packed out trauma awareness forum at Ulverstone on Tuesday, according to Mersey MLC Mike Gaffney.
Mr Gaffney, a supporter of the newly-formed North-West-based grassroots organization Trauma Awareness Network Australia, said the forum welcomed the idea of becoming a trauma-informed community and applying solutions which were proven to be effective in other places.
[For more on this story by Libby Bingham, go to https://www.theadvocate.com.au...grassroots-campaign/]
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