Trauma informed research and design resources

• (This link requires sign-in) Trauma responsive design foundations, a microsite by Portable

• (This link requires sign-in) Trauma-Informed Design by Rachael Dietkus, Sarah Fathallah and Sarah Cantor-Aye

• Trauma-informed design research by Jax Wechsler

• Working definition of trauma-informed practice from the UK Government

• Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach by Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHA) 

• Building a trauma-informed research practice by Ad Hoc 

• Chayn is a global nonprofit run by survivors and allies from around the world. They have created resources to support the healing of survivors of gender-based violence. They have written about their approach to trauma informed research and design. We recommend taking a look at their blog. Here are a couple of posts:

• Blog post 1 
• Blog post 2

• Design Education’s Big Gap: Understanding the Role of Power by George Aye

• Blog post 
• Video

• Practising Without a Licence: Design Research as Psychotherapy by Tad Hirsch