Build a Trauma-Informed Organization That Works for Everyone
A free assessment tool to evaluate and strengthen your agency's commitment to safety, trust, collaboration, and empowerment.
Trauma-informed organizations don't happen by accident.
They're built through intentional reflection, honest assessment, and a willingness to grow.
The SAMHSA Organizational Assessment gives leadership teams and staff a structured way to evaluate current practices across six core principles, and identify where to invest next.
Whether you're just beginning this work or refining systems already in place, this tool helps you move from intention to action
What's Included:
What the Assessment Covers
✅ Safety: Physical, emotional, psychological, social, ethical, cultural, and racial safety across all levels
✅ Trustworthiness & Transparency: How trust is built and maintained in relationships with staff and those you serve
✅ Peer Support & Mutual Self-Help: Self-care, team care, and creating systems where people can ask for and receive support
✅ Collaboration & Mutuality: Leveling power differences and ensuring everyone's voice matters
✅ Empowerment, Voice & Choice: Strengths-based approaches that honor individual experience and include people in decisions that affect them
✅ Cultural, Historical & Gender Issues: Recognizing historical trauma, addressing bias, and fostering inclusivity
How It Supports Your Team
✅ Starts with where you are: No shame, no judgment—just honest reflection on current practices
✅ Encourages shared ownership: Designed for group discussion or individual reflection, depending on your team's needs
✅ Identifies concrete next steps: Prompts help you move from "what we do" to "what we'll commit to"
✅ Clarifies roles and responsibilities: Each section includes space to define who will oversee specific practices
✅ Builds a common language: Grounds your team in the same framework so conversations about culture stay focused and productive