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Table 2 Characteristics of interview participants

From: Trauma-informed care in the UK: where are we? A qualitative study of health policies and professional perspectives

Participant

ID

Gender

Geographical area

Organization

Current role

Role in developing and/or implementing trauma-informed approach

Years of direct experience

1

Male

Wales

Northwest England

Local authority

Charity

Freelance public health practitioner

Training, consultancy

5

2

Male

East Midlands, England

NHS Mental Health Trust

Clinical lead for trauma service

Research, clinical work, training

4

3

Female

North England

NHS Mental Health Trust

Clinical director of a service

Led implementation

21

4

Female

Southeast England

UK-wide

NHS Mental Health Trust

National charity

Women's services lead

Trainer, consultant

Chose and managed implementation, training

4

5

Female

Southwest England

Charity for people with complex needs and substance misuse

Senior manager

Wrote organization's policy, chose and managed implementation, training

17

6

Female

Southwest England

Mental health and housing charity

Senior psychologist

Led the design and implementation of trauma-informed approach in the organization

2

7

Male

Northwest England

Private consultancy

Company director, consultant clinical psychologist, visiting professor

Designed and delivered training, supported organizations to develop trauma-informed approach

25

8

Female

UK-wide

UK body of the international charity delivering mental health and support services

Senior psychosocial practitioner

Developed organization's trauma-informed approach, developed national policy, produced educational material for a national body

-

9

Male

Southwest England

NHS Mental Health Trust

Trauma-informed care lead

Developed trauma-informed approach for mental health trust, led implementation

10

10

Female

Northwest England

Charity

Trauma-informed care lead

Research, implemented town-wide trauma-informed approach across various services, member of international network on trauma-informed care

7

11

Female

East Midlands, England

Local authority

Public health manager

Managed commissioning of training for several groups of healthcare professionals within local authority

4

  1. Note. NHS National Health Service