At June's Trauma Informed-Hutchinson meeting, attendees discussed "what's important to you right now" and "what do you see as next steps".  As in the past, there was tremendous energy in the room.  There is no question we have a core group of community members who have totally bought into how this work will benefit those in their organization and the clients they serve.

The culmination of the discussion was the development of four learning collaboratives.  They are:

1. Safe place/space-  How to create an environment where people feel safe.
2. Systems-  How to begin putting processes in place
3. Logo-  What is our “brand” and catch phrase that tells who we are
4. Awareness/Education-  What are conversation items which would cause others to want to know more about how being trauma informed would have a positive impact on the organization.

Attendees were given the option to select one of these collaboratives.  The remaining time was spent trying to determine what next steps looked like for each of these areas.  Many wonderful ideas have already surfaced.  This process may feel painstakingly slow, but it is completely necessary to ensure we are building on a solid foundation.  This work is too important to rush to implementation and risk missing key steps.

In July, the collaboratives will continue putting pieces together.  We are exploring a partnership with a trauma informed consultant connected with Wichita State University to help us develop our various road maps to success.