Welcome

To The NATRC

With 55 member programs across the country, the National Alliance of Trauma Recovery Centers (NATRC) provides technical assistance and training, facilitates a collaborative learning community, and serves as a catalyst to advocate for just and equitable healing services for all.

Together, we’re creating a world where every survivor of violence gets the help they need to heal by increasing access to trauma-informed care for all people impacted by violence and systemic inequities.

Watch this 3-minute video for a quick overview of the NATRC.

The TRC Model

Promoting Survivor-Centered Healing

and Removing Barriers to Care

Survivor-Centered Services

Include assertive community outreach, trauma-informed / evidence-based mental health care, and help with practical needs.

Overcoming Barriers

Identifies and overcomes barriers that survivors face in order to get the help that they need to heal.

Advocacy & Support

Coordination across complex medical / legal / financial / housing systems that many survivors must navigate.

Reducing Healthcare Disparities

Multidisciplinary teams provide evidence-based psychotherapy to target symptoms of distress and increase safety.

Inclusive / Non Siloed Services

TRCs serve survivors of all types of interpersonal violence: physical assault, sexual assault, domestic violence, community violence, hate crimes, immigration trauma, homicide loss.

Reaching Communities In Need

Services are provided within a social justice / culturally responsive framework.

Rejecting Stigmas

Rejects stigmatization of people seeking mental health treatment.

Cost-Effective Results

Evaluates the model to ensure it is both treatment effective and cost effective.

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The numbers don't lie: when it comes to mental health care, need isn'the deciding factor, access is. This disparity was first documented over two decades ago. It hasn't closed since. Bebe Moore Campbell spent her career pushing this country to talk about mental health in Black communities, and named a month so the conversation wouldn't stop after July. The Trauma Recovery Center model carries that work forward: same-day access, no barrier of insurance or immigration status, care built around trust instead of red tape. Find a TRC near you at natrc.org. #BIPOCMentalHealth #MinorityMentalHealthMonth #TraumaRecoveryCenter #MentalHealthEquity
From the first visit to the last step of recovery, survivors don't have to navigate it alone. Clinical case management is a core part of the TRC model. That means TRC staff accompany clients to court proceedings and medical appointments, help them complete and file victim compensation applications, assist with filing police reports if a client chooses to, and help connect them to safe housing, health insurance, and financial entitlements. Staff also link clients to medical care and vocational training, and act as a liaison to community agencies, law enforcement, and other service providers. It's the difference between handing someone a list of resources and walking the path with them, every step of the way. #TraumaRecoveryCenter #CaseManagement #SurvivorSupport #NATRC
Our hearts are with everyone affected by the tragedy in Coney Island on the Fourth of July. This senseless act is a reminder that recovery from violent crime doesn't end when the emergency response does and why Trauma Recovery Centers exist. As a member of the National Alliance of Trauma Recovery Centers (NATRC), the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI) Trauma Recovery Center is prepared to respond in the aftermath of violence, providing immediate, trauma-informed counseling, victim advocacy, case management, and wraparound support for survivors, their loved ones, and the broader community. We stand with JCCGCI and all those working to ensure that healing begins immediately and continues for as long as it takes. #NATRC #traumarecovery
For many Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color, getting mental health care isn't just about finding a provider. It's about finding one you can trust. Three barriers keep showing up: • Stigma. Mental illness still gets viewed as a private matter, or a sign of weakness, instead of a treatable health condition. That silence delays care until it's a crisis. • Access. Many communities have fewer providers of color andfewer clinics in the neighborhoods that need them most. • Cultural mistrust. Earned, not imagined, after generations of harm from inequitable treatment and harm by medical systems that failed to understand the people they were treating. This is why the Trauma Recovery Center model was designed to provide access to care, regardless of insurance or immigration status, with advocates and therapists working side by side. It is a model of care built around trust, accessibility, and collaboration. During Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, we're naming the barriers because that's the first step to breaking them. #MinorityMentalHealth #BMMHM #BIPOCMentalHealth #MentalHealthEquity #HealthDisparities #TraumaRecovery #NATRC
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the New York City Council recently approved $1.2 M annually to each of the four NYC Trauma Recovery Centers (TRCs), ensuring the programs can continue providing critical services to survivors of violence across the city. The NATRC congratulates Rising Ground TRC, Center for Community Alternatives (CCA) TRC, Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island (JCCGCI) TRC, and Astor Services TRC on their hard work and tireless efforts.

Trauma Recovery Centers

55 Across the Country