Standardized Evalution of trauma-informed cities

Al HenningMember

My friend says Kansas City is "the third trauma-informed city." What does that mean? The third city where the mayor has made a proclamation?

League of American Bicyclists does a "bicycle friendly city program" which sets out very clear criteria for bronze, silver, gold, and platinum standards, based on certain actions related to the 5E's. You get points for various pieces of these:

The 5 E'S

Engineering: Creating safe and convenient places to ride and park [+]

Education: Giving people of all ages and abilities the skills and confidence to ride [+]

Encouragement: Creating a strong bike culture that welcomes and celebrates bicycling [+]

Enforcement: Ensuring safe roads for all users [+]

Evaluation & Planning: Planning for bicycling as a safe and viable transportation option

I'll believe "trauma-informed city" projects when they have an infrastructure to evaluate what people are actually doing to move it forward.

The Arbor Day Foundation does "tree-friendly cities,"

various places do "most livable cities," places do "most entrepreneurial city," there are all kinds of formulas to evaluate an overall city plan. But using one formula across the board would really help people make some progress.

A mayor proclamation??? Yeah...it's one step of maybe 100.

9/1/188:11 PM

Original Post

Elizabeth FitzgeraldMember

Hi Al,

You may be interested in the work being done by The Sanctuary Institute. Their whole culture model has been implemented in organizations, schools, hospitals, a town and now a city. Incorporated into the model are an organization assessment process as well as a guide for measuring outcomes. Here are some links to their work and research:

http://sanctuaryweb.com/Public...ityPhiladelphia.aspx

https://acestoohigh.com/2014/1...sensitive-sanctuary/

The book Restoring Sanctuary, the third in a series by Sanctuary founder Dr. Sandra Bloom, digs deep into the question: How do we know when we're being trauma informed?

Personally, the question makes me think of emotionally intelligent, evolved societies; awakening in action. In order to get there we may need to start with checklists, rules and policies (like how in kindergarten we're taught to say please, and thank you, we're to share and not hit...and then we get hurt too much and loved too little and here we are). I personally dream of a day when all humans practice peace and love intuitively. Lofty goal but I say dare to dream.

9/5/181:31 PM

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