School, mental health, court, government, law enforcement and other professionals huddled this past week at the Little Washington Theatre at the urging of the Rappahannock County Juvenile Court to learn about “Trauma Informed Care” for children and adults.
“This Trauma Informed Care is a huge wave that is going to crash over the whole Commonwealth of Virginia,” predicted Rappahannock Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judge Melissa Cupp, describing how entire court, school and hospital systems alike are already “training every person” on their staffs about the mind-altering effects of trauma.
“It’s definitely coming and I’m confident that five years from now there will be nobody in Virginia who doesn’t know about Trauma Informed Care,” the judge told the audience of local professionals.
Joining the judge on stage for a panel discussion were Rappahannock County Schools Superintendent Dr. Shannon Grimsley, Mental Health Association of Fauquier County Executive Director Sallie Morgan, Rappahannock region child and family counselor Jane Probst, and moderator Kimberly Morris of Rappahannock Social Services.
“We have a lot to talk about tonight,” began Cupp, after attendees watched the film, “Resilience: The Biology of Stress and the Science of Hope.”
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