From Research to Action: Exploring Trauma Responsiveness in Our Community

About this episode

This episode discusses the findings of student research on trauma responsiveness in Huntington and its implications for the community.

In this episode, we’re joined by students from Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications who spent the fall semester researching the state of trauma responsiveness in Huntington as part of our BTR (Building Trauma Responsive) Communities initiative. Together, we unpack what they discovered, where our community is making progress, and where gaps still exist. Most importantly, we explore what these findings can teach us — and how they can help shape a more ...

People in this episode

Host: Branches Domestic Violence Shelter

Topics covered

• trauma responsiveness
• community research
• Huntington
• BTR Communities initiative
• student research

Keywords

• trauma
• responsiveness
• community
• research
• Huntington
• students
• BTR initiative

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications

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