Psychological Trauma Is Everyone’S Business Dec 2025

 

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Psychological trauma is everyone’s business

The experience of trauma may be more common than you think.
You can expect:

Trust

  • To trust how services work

Choice

  • A choice of treatments and services

Safety

  • Safeguarding from threats and harm

Empower

  • To have a voice in decisions

Collaborate

  • Together we will improve the system

What can help?

  • “Is there anything we can do that would make this easier?”
  • Emotional support for appointments
  • Access to a private space
  • Use an Alert Card for Trauma (ACT card)
  • Listen
  • Explain everything clearly
  • Use positive body language
  • Remove triggers
  • Signal to stop
  • Take a break (5 minutes)
  • Connect with your breathing
  • Talk to others

Partners:

  • Integrated Psychological Trauma Steering Group
  • Borders Care Voice
  • Scottish Borders Council
  • NHS Borders