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title: Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Early Head Start/Head Start Programs
description: Learn more about our 18-24 month Risking Connection Change Model (RCCM) by joining us for a free webinar where we will ground attendees in the basics of trauma-informed care (TIC). More importantly, we will discuss how TIC can strengthen Early Head Start/Head Start Programs AND explain how to determine organizational readiness to make this rewarding (and challenging) change.
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# [Implementing Trauma-Informed Care in Early Head Start/Head Start Programs](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/implementing-trauma-informed-care-in-early-head-start/head-start-programs)

 Written by [Christine Greene](https://blog.traumaticstressinstitute.com/blog/author/christine-greene) | January 7, 2025

At the [Traumatic Stress Institute (TSI)](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/?utm_campaign=2024%20RCCM%20Marketing&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8SA6b8a_WcPNrU3aJc0h9eUw1gjhVaiy92-dztQ-3q681KIb9vO336tX5Rn02z4DbfrX6f) of Klingberg Family Centers, we support Head Start agencies with a whole-system approach to trauma-informed care. TSI believes that Early Head Start/Head Start programs can function as protective factors that buffer and mitigate the effects of childhood adversity and trauma for staff, families, and children, creating conditions where resiliency can flourish.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) defines a trauma-informed approach – using the 4R's – as one that:

- **Realizes** the widespread impact of trauma and pathways to recovery
- **Recognizes **trauma signs and symptoms
- **Responds** by integrating awareness about trauma into all facets of the system
- **Resists **re-traumatization of trauma-impacted individuals by decreasing unnecessary triggers

## Special Invitation

Learn more about our 18-24 month [Risking Connection Change Model (RCCM)](https://www.traumaticstressinstitute.org/services/risking-connection-change-model/?utm_campaign=2024%20RCCM%20Marketing&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8SA6b8a_WcPNrU3aJc0h9eUw1gjhVaiy92-dztQ-3q681KIb9vO336tX5Rn02z4DbfrX6f) by joining us for a free webinar where we will ground attendees in the basics of trauma-informed care (TIC). More importantly, we will discuss how TIC can strengthen Early Head Start/Head Start Programs AND explain how to determine organizational readiness to make this rewarding (and challenging) change. Early Head Start/Head Start Programs that enter into a contract with TSI by March 31, 2025 can begin their change journey in Spring, Summer, or Fall of 2025. 

## Register Here

[January 30, 2025, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/c466GeCZRYebvLDHYmZPrA) ([check your local time here](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20250130T190000&p1=tz_et&p2=tz_ct&p3=tz_mt&p4=tz_pt&p5=tz_hast&utm_campaign=2024%20RCCM%20Marketing&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8SA6b8a_WcPNrU3aJc0h9eUw1gjhVaiy92-dztQ-3q681KIb9vO336tX5Rn02z4DbfrX6f))

OR [February 6, 2025, 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. ET ](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/58nIo1LORmyyZ4i4g23JrA)([check your local time here](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html?iso=20250206T190000&p1=tz_et&p2=tz_ct&p3=tz_mt&p4=tz_pt&p5=tz_hast&utm_campaign=2024%20RCCM%20Marketing&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8SA6b8a_WcPNrU3aJc0h9eUw1gjhVaiy92-dztQ-3q681KIb9vO336tX5Rn02z4DbfrX6f))

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