Trauma Resource Institute

A non-profit organization


Reaching Out-Healing Within
TRI receives
Outstanding ServiceAward
from
The County of San Bernardino, California,
Department of Behavioral Health
for participation in the
2007 Wildfire Disaster Recovery
Awarded, April 1, 2008




OUR MISSION
The mission of the Trauma
Resource Institute, a non-profit
corporation, is to promote integrative healing in adults and children around the globe.  TRI offers an innovative trauma approach, The Trauma Resiliency Model formerly known as Tri-Trauma First Aide™, which includes interventions and trainings based upon current neurophysiological research.

OUR VISION
To build local capacity in diverse communities nationally and internationally so each may develop trauma resolution strategies that respond to their unique cultural needs.

OUR VALUES
As a trauma educational organization we are committed to the following values:
  • The human mind and body system has the inherent capacity to heal itself.
  • Trauma education and intervention must include diverse populations and different cultures.


TRI NEWS
April 3, 2008

Class Schedules on Website
Click TRM/TFA Classes for details.

Elaine Miller-Karas and Laurie Leitch, the Co-Directors of TRI, are headed to Uganda in August 2008 to introduce the Trauma Resiliency Model and conduct a needs assessment, in collaboration with Village Network Africa, a nonprofit commited to ending rural poverty in Africa.

Laurie Leitch and Elaine Miller-Karas have been invited to speak at the following conferences in 2008:
  • Fall 2008, Lillian Maguire Forum, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
  • March 13-15 of 2008. Psychotherapy Networker Conference in Washington D.C.   Go to www.psychotherapynetworker.org for more information.
  • June 18-21  APSAC, Children & Trauma, Phoenix, AZ 
  • July 23-26   The US Assoc for Body Psychotherapy, Cherry Hill, N.J
  • 2008  Grass Roots Conference to End Female Genital Mutilation, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa (dates to be announced)
                November 18, 2007
Elaine Miller Karas and Laurie Leitch trained participants in the Trauma Resliency Model at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.

October 28, 2007
The Department of Behavioral Health of San Bernardino County invited TRI to assist in the evacuation centers from the Mountain communites affected by the Slide and Grass Valley Fires. Under the leadership of Elaine Miller-Karas, TRI's Director of Education and Training, 8 trained therapists trained in The Trauma Resiliency Model formerly known as TRI-Trauma First Aide, worked with evacuees.

October 12, 2007
Dr. Laurie Leitch introduced TRM to workers of WeAct in Rwanda in October of 2007.  Read Rwanda Field Reports for more information.


Elaine in Kenya with Hawa
Mohammed

Laurie with children at Orphanage in Rwanda

Elaine In Nairobi, Kenya at
Grass Roots Conference
to end Female Genital Mutilation
Laurie at Training in Kigali
Laurie with kids in Thailand