Trauma-informed training improves trust, accuracy, and safety for both survivors and officers.

When trauma is passed down through families and communities—via both socialization and biological mechanisms such as epigenetic changes—it can influence beliefs, behaviors, and institutions over time.

OVC Trauma-Informed Victim Interviewing
Focus: Training law enforcement to respond to trauma-exposed victims during interviews 
Components: Trauma neurobiology, dissociation, memory fragmentation, empathetic questioning 
Delivered by: U.S. DOJ Office for Victims of Crime