Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Knowledge Exchanges

About the Knowledge Exchanges

Our annual Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Knowledge Exchanges take place over three days each year and are run in partnership with the West Yorkshire Violence Reduction Partnership.

The events are open to anyone who works in this area.

The aim is to bring partners together to share evidence, best practice and explore progress made to help make sure West Yorkshire provides trauma informed and responsive services.

Knowledge Exchange 2024 day two illustration They are of particular interest to people working in the public, private, voluntary, community and social enterprise sector (VCSE) who share our joint ambition to work with people who have experienced abuse, violence, neglect, poverty, or discrimination, or who support those who have.

The event workshops are led by specialists in the field including those with experience of trauma and highlight how when organisations come together to support people at the right time they can support them better to lead a long, healthy life where possible free from the impact of trauma. Attendees are tasked to think about how they can embed trauma informed approaches in the work place, identify the best ways of providing support, particularly with children and vulnerable people and look at how they can maximise the effectiveness of our interventions.

Knowledge Exchange 2024 day three illustration We have published the resources from the 2021 and 2022 Knowledge Exchanges on this page. The resources from the 2023, 2024 and future events are published to our Adversity, Trauma and Resilience digital hub.

The Knowledge Exchange 2024 took place from Tuesday, 5 March to Thursday, 7 March 2024.

We will post details about future events on our website: westyorkshireknowledgeexchange.co.uk.

Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Knowledge Exchange 2022 presentations and links

In this section you can find the presentations used during the three-day Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Knowledge Exchange which took place from Tuesday 26 to Thursday 28 April 2022. Please also see the photo projects and audio resources links. If the presentations are not accessible to meet your needs please let us know by emailing caroline.andrews16@nhs.net and we will contact the relevant presenter for a more accessible format.

Amy Nickolls, Social Finance	Social violence, social media, violence and psychological harm
Catherina Westwood, Senior Nurse Practitioner for the Trauma Informed Personality Disorder Pathway, South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust	West Yorkshire adversity trauma and resilience: implementation framework to develop SWYPFT to become a trauma informed organisation
Emm Irving and Carrie Rae, West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership	West Yorkshire adversity, trauma and resilience – our journey so far …
Emily Griffiths, Operational Manager, Acute Sector	Trauma informed Leeds – our journey and learning so far
Madeline Rolfe, Crest Advisory	Social Media Crest
Luke Turnbull, Julia Caldwell and Naimh Cullen – Calderdale	Burnt Bridges
Richard Barber – Visible	Improving health and wellbeing with adult survivors of child sexual abuse
Sue Francis, Workforce Development Lead – Trauma Informed Care, Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust	Becoming a trauma informed organisation
Dr Warren Larkin & Dr Kerry Hinsby	Becoming a trauma informed system by 2030
Zak Yasin, Jo Howes, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council	Bradford Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Strategy
Dr Samana Saxton, Education Psychology & Early Years SEN Support Service, Kirklees Council	Developing, implementing and maintaining whole school relational approaches – The Alex Timpson Programme in Kirklees
Kathryn Hodgson, Expert	Balance and Burnout – How to do our Best Without Damaging Ourselves
Dr Tracey Smith, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Lead, Wetherby YOI and Adel Beck SCH	Integrated care across children and young people’s secure settings
Lisa Cherry, Author, Speaker, Trainer	Trauma informed education: A model for change
Penny Netherwood, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust	Team building: creating an integrated resource team to support trauma informed practice with children and young people in Leeds

Films used at the Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Knowledge Exchange 2022

In this section you can find links to some of the films used during the Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Knowledge Exchange 2022. We encourage you to use the films for your own individual purposes. If you want to use these films for training or public showings, please check with the originator as you may need a license.

Verd de gris arts - leaving service (commissioned by West Yorkshire Health and Care Partenrship)

MindMate - being Black and me

Additional resources used at the Adversity, Trauma and Resilinece Knowledge Exchange 2022

Dr Warren Larkin, Warren Larkin Associates	An introduction to psychological trauma – further reading and resources
Brightsparks – Poster Presentation (Leeds Trinity University)	Community Interest Company – trauma informed and trauma sensitive – learning and development opportunities
Brightsparks (Leeds Trinity University)	Brightsparks - understanding trauma and attachment in children and young people
Bring me to Life	The Empower Project - poster with links
Dawn Bland – lived experience	Case study
Dawn Bland – lived experience	West Yorkshire Combined Authority interview with Dawn - poet, artist and member of the Violence Reduction Unit Community Advisory Group - about her lived experiences of trauma and adversity
Dawn Bland – lived experience	Poetry created by Dawn about her experiences of trauma and adversity Trauma triggers Dear me Survivors reach out Online bullying
Denise Wheatman, Wakefield Council	Artwork created by young people CCE Project ‘not around here’ Children from Upton Primary school used art as a vehicle to talk about and share their experiences of what they had seen or heard, their thoughts and worries. The children explored strategies and protective factors to help improve their resilience. The project helped raise awareness of the adversity and family situations some of the children were living within. Funded by the Violence Reduction Unit and facilitated by Young Lives Consortium, Ryhill and Havercroft Leisure and Wakefield Public Health, the script was written by John Godber and young people were involved in the language used and final edit. The art work has been created in metal and displayed around the school and area. Wrenthorpe Pru 'loving myself' Young people who struggle to attend mainstream school due to a variety of reasons. The focus of the creative sessions was around the resilience framework section ‘loving myself - self awareness’ and provided an opportunity to develop a positive sense of self, self-esteem and self-confidence.
Denise Wheatman, Wakefield Council	STAR assessment conversation tool The conversation tool was created in 2021 with STAR bereavement based on the ‘Milestones of Healing’ a process they currently use as part of their assessment. The conversation tool provides tips around creating a trauma responsive environment and amplifies the voice of the child. It provides a series of questions based on evidence based competences within the resilience framework to identify what protective factors, strategies and resilience the child or young person has around managing difficult situations and changes in their life.
Denise Wheatman, Wakefield Council	Star Bereavement Year End Report 2021
Ingeus - evaluation	Justice Evaluation Series – Golden Threads
Jo Sykes, Leeds City Council – Newsletter	The work of the South and West Resettlement Consortium Pathfinder
Marcia Hylton – Author	Marcia has written an eight-week course around recovery and resilience after emotional abuse in intimate toxic relationships Life inspired wellness Five-step process for healing trauma
Maryjo Pearson, West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership	NightOWLS is for every child or young person in West Yorkshire who is experiencing a mental health crisis at night
Maryjo Pearson, West Yorkshire Health & Care Partnership	If you are experiencing a mental health crisis, you can find help from our 24/7 crisis support lines
Solace	New online training – understanding refugee and asylum seeker mental health and wellbeing and providing effective therapeutic support for asylum seekers Solace elearning elearning flyer course 1 elearning flyer course 2

The Wakefield Resilience Framework

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Adversity, Trauma and Resilience Knowledge Exchange 2021 documents and links

Trauma informed coproduction guidance	The purpose of this guidance is to set out an understanding of how to engage in co-production using a trauma informed lens.
Adversity, Trauma and Resilience in West Yorkshire	A review of life-course evidence, approaches and provision to support the transformation to a trauma informed health and care system by 2030.
Addressing the root causes of serious violence and exploitation of young people in West Yorkshire	Produced by Crest Advisory in partnership with Wewst Yorkshire Violence Reduction Unit and West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership.
Violence aginst women and girls	To provide an insight into the causes and impacts of Violence Against Women and Girls as understood in current literature and service provision. To identify the needs of women and girls in West Yorkshire to support the development and introduction of intelligence led, evidence based sustainable intervention and provision. To provide an overview of current knowledge whilst identifying knowledge gaps in knowledge and recommendations to prompt engagement and localised research.
Barnardo’s Education Community	Access to online trauma informed resources with a focus on loss, grief and bereavement to support the children and young people across your settings
Barnardo’s See, Hear, Respond Support Hub	We're living in extraordinary times right now, and it can sometimes feel or be overwhelming. There is an exhaustive amount of information available about Coronavirus, and it can be hard to know where to start, and that’s why we have created this space. It’s a central place for you to explore, where you can find information, resources & tools - from practical advice on how to talk to your children about the pandemic, to tips on managing anxiety and much morre
Coproduction Quality Standards	Produced by Touchstone
Trauma Journey – Preconception to Adulthood	Infographic
WY-FI Focus on co-production in commissioning	In 2017 WY-FI and North of England Commissioning Support (NECS) at NHS England were winners of the GO Procurement Innovation Award. WY-FI and NECS were selected from 150 finalists for working together to commission healthcare services in four adult prisons. Two WY-FI Network Members were part of the project team buying in prison healthcare services worth £20 million.
WY-FI Focus on: The Multiple Needs Navigator Model	A summary of the role of the WY-FI Multiple Needs Navigator Model
WY-FI Focus on: Multi Agency Working	A summary of Multi-Agency Review Boards
WY-FI Focus on: Co-Production	A summary of Co-Production
CRESR Impact & Value for Money Assessment	An Impact and Value for Money (VFM) assessment of the West Yorkshire Finding Independence (WY-FI) programme.
Valuing Lived Experience in the Workplace	A workplace guide that puts forward 10 key principles to help organisations foster an inclusive culture and develop flexible and inclusive recruitment and retention practices. The guide covers inclusive recruitment, support and development, organisational culture, retention and sustained employment.
Core Competency Framework for Multiple Needs Workers	A framework that underpins the successful and proven “Navigator Model”, which we’ve developed and tested during our six years of operation as part of the National Lottery Community Fund’s Fulfilling Lives Programme. The framework is designed to be adopted by organisations who work with people experiencing multiple needs as a result of complex trauma.
A Guide to Independent Reflective Practice	In response to COVID-19 restrictions, WY-FI developed this step by step guide to support people to continue reflecting on their professional practices whilst working remotely. Guide to Independent Reflective Practice Reflective Practice Log (editable Word version)
WY-FI Year Seven Report: Keeping a Face for the World	A WY-FI Analysis of Women’s Experiences, Journeys and Outcomes Keeping a Face for the World – Full Report Keeping a Face for the World – Summary
WY-FI Year Seven Report: Surviving in a Revolving Door	A Study of the Evidence about Offending in WY-FI Surviving in a Revolving Door – Summary Surviving in a Revolving Door – Full Report
WY-FI Year Seven Report: Closing the Revolving Door	Preventing a new generation of people experiencing multiple disadvantage and exclusion Closing the Revolving Door – Summary Closing the Revolving Door – Full Report
'Ready to Relate' cards for professionals	Parent interview themes - an intervention using Ready to Relate parent-infant relationship resource cards with parents, produced by Bradford District Care Trust Ready to Relate poster
One Adoption West Yorkshire	Working to support you and your family One Adoption West Yorkshire multi-discliplinary team
Centre for Youth Wellness	White Paper – An unhealthy Dose of Stress
Mind: Mindfulness	This resource provides information on mindfulness, how to practice it and how it can help with mental health problems. If you need this information in Word document format for compatibility with screen readers, please email: publications@mind.org.uk
Young People attending Child Bereavement UK group in Leeds share their experiences and advice	It’s particularly relevant in the case of traumatic bereavements such as suicide or violent death, but also if there are additional vulnerabilities in the family and/or if they are not supported well after the death.
Asking patients about ACEs … because waiting to be told doesn’t work	To contribute to the current evidence base on ACE enquiry and further develop an understanding of how enquiry can support patients’ health and wellbeing within primary care in Scotland. A mixed-method evaluation scheduled for 2020 aimed to understand what difference enquiry can make to patients, staff and the healthcare system within deep-end practices.
Evaluation of a system wide approach to implementing Routine Enquiry about Adversity in Childhood (REACh™) across Nottinghamshire	In 2019, the Public Health Institute, Liverpool John Moores University was commissioned to carry out a two-year evaluation of a system wide approach to implementing Routine Enquiry about Adversity in Childhood (REACh™) across Nottinghamshire. This report provides interim findings from the evaluation, covering April 2019 to February 2020 Summary of Interim Findings Interim report
Addressing adverse childhood experiences: implications for professional practice	Warren Larkin, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Visiting Professor, University of Sunderland Peter Cairns, GP, Wester Hailes Medical Practice, Edinburgh
Childhood adversity and trauma: experiences of professionals trained to routinely enquire about childhood adversity	Josie Pearce and Craig Murray, Lancaster University Warren Larkin, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Visiting Professor, University of Sunderland The aim of this study was to construct an understanding of the experiences of these practitioners. Seven interviews were conducted, and the data was analysed using thematic analysis.
Routine enquiry for history of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the adult patient population in a general practice setting: A pathfinder study	This report is intended as a proof of concept study for ACE enquiry in general practice and explores key findings from the evaluation of a pathfinder study for one such approach - Routine Enquiry About Childhood adversity (REACh).
LEAPlets	LEAPlets - A School Readiness Programme based on the BUSS model. A development between the Therapeutic Social Work Team, Leeds Virtual School and Leeds Gymnastics Club
MNingful Life A Training Activity for Understanding Multiple Needs	MNingful Life has been co-designed and co-produced to provide opportunities for learners to explore the issues and barriers faced by people experiencing multiple needs. It was originally developed for our Peer Mentor training programme, MNingful Life has been created to suit all learning styles.
Using maternity services during COVID-19	The local Maternity Voices Partnerships, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Local Authorities and the NHS wanted to understand the impact of the changes that were introduced in the first period of lockdown and local restrictions (March 2020 to August 2020) on expectant and new parents and families and so a joint survey was developed. Local engagement was launched in order to gather the views of those using local maternity services at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust and Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust. This survey went live on 30 July 2020 and was open for 4 weeks.
Racism: Some Indisputable Truths Becoming anti racist (infographic)	Racism exists Racism is not biological Racism is a system of power Racism is a social construct Racism is a public health issue We can act to dismantle racism

Audio resources

Samantha Morton	I was sexually abused as a child in care homes - Guardian Interviews
Bradford Podcast	Listen to Starting the 'Early Childhood Adversity' Conversation
Phil Me In	Episode 1 - Claire talking about abuse and emotional resilience Episode 2 - Pamela talking about domestic abuse from a child's perspective Episode 3 - Sue Cox talking about Adverse Childhood Experiences Episode 4 - Anthony, Q and Carl talking about gangs, grooming and exploitation Episode 5 - Role talking about emotional resilience in young people through lockdown
The Peace Tribe - L.O.V.E. (Safety In Music #SIM).	Thanks to the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), the West Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner and the Home Office for the funding for this community project. All the young people in this video helped make the sounds, the vocals and ultimately the music. There were so many talented people involved. Thank you to all the parents and carers. This proves that if you put your mind to anything you can achieve greatness. Well done everyone. Music Production - main music video #VIOLENCEINTOLOVE Documentary with Subtitles. #VIOLENCEINTOLOVE Interviews with Young People Our BBC Radio Bradford interview on our Safety In Music project, which has been tackling serious violent crime through the power of music Our BBC Radio Leeds interview on our Safety In Music project, which has been tackling serious violent crime through the power of music.
West Yorkshire Finding Independence	Podcast One: General WY-FI Project Overview Podcast Two: Multi-Agency Working Podcast Three: The WY-FI Dashboard Podcast Four : See the Full Picture National Lottery Community Fund Campaign Podcast Five: Keeping a Face for the World Podcast Six: Surviving in a Revolving Door Podcast Seven: Closing the Revolving Door

Photo and poetry projects

Dawn's picture

Here's a picture by Dawn which she created to help illustrate her own lived experience. The image was shared at the Adveristy, Trauma and Resilience Knowldege Exchange 2022.

Why isn't anyone taking me seriously?

A very powerful poem written by a young woman aged 19. Why isn't anyone taking me seriously - a poem.jpg

"Dear Younger Me" - a spoken word Project by Isha Ali and Kemmi Gill, supported by CREST Advisory

Young People’s Mental Health in COVID - Photo project by Morgan Foord age 17

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