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The Necessity
Researchers have found that over 70% of people will experience some form of trauma in their life.
Exposure to trauma can lead to mental health problems, physical health problems, spiritual struggles, addiction, and difficulties with living out one’s vocation.
What does this have to do with your ministry?
Whether you work or volunteer in one of the Church’s ministries, the odds are high that many of the people you work with have faced or will face trauma.
When we are informed about trauma and trauma-informed practices, we are in a better position to aid those we work with on their healing journey.
- We can create ministries where those who have faced trauma feel safe and welcome.
- We can have resources to refer people to if they disclose trauma to us.
- We can intentionally promote factors that can help people heal and prevent the potential negative effects of trauma.
- And by doing so, we can ultimately be ministers of Christ’s healing love to trauma survivors.
How Tria Corda Ministry Can Help
Through our free online content, Tria Corda Ministry will:
- Provide you with information about trauma and its effects.
- Provide you with knowledge of trauma-informed practices and ideas for incorporating them into your unique ministry.
- Provide you with knowledge of factors that help prevent trauma’s potential negative impacts and ideas for promoting them in your unique ministry.
- Provide you with knowledge of posttraumatic growth and how to promote it within your ministry.
- Provide you with Catholic healing resources to refer people to should they disclose trauma to you.
- Provide you with resources to help you learn more about these topics.
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Learn more about the prevalence of trauma and its potential effects.
Learn more about factors that can prevent the negative impacts of trauma and how your ministry can promote them.
Learn more about incorporating knowledge about trauma into your ministry to create safe, healing environments for all.
Learn more about the prevalence and effects of childhood trauma.
Learn more about Catholic resources that can help people on their healing journey.
Learn more about how people can grow after facing trauma and how you can promote this growth in your ministry.
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