Healing Cities is excited to announce the launch of our Free Online Training Library—a new, national resource designed to make trauma-informed knowledge accessible to every community member, professional, parent, youth leader, and public servant.
These foundational trainings are aligned with SAMHSA standards and support our shared mission to build trauma-informed and healing-centered cities across the nation.
Trauma-Informed Care: Trauma Awareness
A broad overview of trauma (individual, community, historic, mass, environmental) and a mindset shift from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?”
Understanding Trauma’s Impact in Trauma-Informed Care
How trauma affects emotional, relational, cognitive, and physiological functioning—and why this understanding matters in service design, community safety, education, and healing environments.
Trauma-Informed Care: Clinical Issues
Core clinical considerations: screening and assessment, avoiding re-traumatization, intervention principles, and creating safe, supportive healing spaces.
Developing a Trauma-Informed Organization
Shifting leadership, policies, physical environments, culture, and operations to become trauma-informed at the organizational level.
From Awareness to Action: Building Trauma-Informed Communities
An introduction to trauma-informed care. The event’s host is Reverend Kim Leree, the CEO of Healing Cities.
The Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital offers a free, self-paced online training designed to equip educators and supportive adults with trauma-informed skills and resilience-building strategies. The course is delivered through four sequential modules that explore the foundations of trauma and resilience, how trauma affects children and communities, and practical skills for supporting youth and families. Participants learn to recognize signs of trauma, apply strength-based approaches, and use reflective practices to foster safe and supportive environments. The training includes multimedia presentations, downloadable workbooks, group discussion guides, and can be completed at the learner’s own pace. Registration is free and available in multiple languages.
Key learning outcomes:
Key learning outcomes:
- Understand trauma and resilience frameworks for youth support.
- Build skills for trauma-informed responses with children, families, and communities.
- Access practical tools and guides to reinforce learning in real-world settings.
The Advocacy Series from CTIPP offers a free, asynchronous workshop focused on trauma-informed advocacy skills. This training helps learners understand the policymaking process, develop an advocacy agenda, build relationships with policymakers, and use storytelling effectively to advance trauma-informed policies. Each module includes video content, audio transcripts, slides, reflective exercises, and downloadable resources to support advocates at any stage of their journey. CTIPP’s approach emphasizes principles of trauma-informed practice in advocacy work, helping participants integrate wellness and resilience into their policy engagement strategies.
Key learning outcomes:
Key learning outcomes:
- Learn trauma-informed principles tailored to policy and legislative engagement.
- Build advocacy plans that center wellbeing and systemic change.
- Access reusable tools, presentations, and reflection exercises for continued growth.
The George Washington University Center for Community Resilience (CCR) produces research, practical tools, and public health resources aimed at eliminating adversity and fostering equitable resilience across communities. CCR’s offerings include policy guides, community resilience frameworks, downloadable reflection tools for equitable partnerships, and webinar series focused on health and wellbeing across the lifespan. CCR’s materials support community leaders, public health professionals, and advocates in using evidence-based frameworks to address systemic inequities and advance resilience strategies at scale. These resources are freely accessible and provide practical insights to strengthen trauma-informed planning and practice.
Key tools and topics:Community Resilience Framework and modeling tools.
Policy guides for equity-centered planning and advocacy.
Webinars and downloadable resources on promoting health and equity.
https://ccr.
Key tools and topics:
https://ccr.
The National League of Cities (NLC) provides a comprehensive library of free resources and training tailored to local leaders, city staff, and community partners. This includes a diverse range of toolkits, reports, case studies, webinars, and online courses addressing topics such as municipal finance, civic engagement, infrastructure, health and wellbeing, race and equity, workforce development, and more. NLC’s resource library is searchable by topic and includes practical guides, recorded webinars, and downloadable materials that support evidence-based decision-making and leadership development at the city level. Additionally, NLC University offers on-demand and scheduled courses for municipal leadership, and NLC hosts online discussion groups and communities for peer learning and collaboration.
Key offerings:Topic-specific toolkits and reports for local governance.
Webinars and recorded sessions on issues facing cities.
Discussions, case studies, and community networks for peer learning.
https://www.nlc.org/
Key offerings:
https://www.nlc.org/