If you have experienced childhood trauma, you can speak with a Blue Knot Helpline trauma counsellor including for support and applications around national redress

1300 657 380
Monday - Sunday
between 9am - 5pm AEDT
or via email helpline@blueknot.org.au

 

Do you need support for the Disability Royal Commission?
Contact our National Counselling & Referral Service on

1800 421 468
9am - 6pm AEDT Mon- Fri
9am - 5pm AEDT Sat, Sun & public holidays

Resources / Fact Sheets / Understanding Trauma

Factsheets

Survivors fact sheet
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Family and Friends Factsheets
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Workers Fact Sheet
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Managers Fact Sheet
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General Practitioners Fact Sheet
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Health Professionals Fact Sheet
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Memory Factsheets
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Talking about Trauma - with General Public
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Fact sheets – Talking about trauma – services
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Talking about Trauma: General Practioners Fact Sheet
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Identity and Belonging Fact Sheet
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Trauma Resolution & Healing
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COVID-19 Corona Virus
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What is Childhood Trauma
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What is Complex Trauma
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Intergenerational Trauma
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Face Masks and Complex Trauma
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Understanding Trauma
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Stress Response
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Trauma Response
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Emotions and Arousal (incl. Dissociation)
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Coping Strategies
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Impacts
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Fact Sheet: Understanding Trauma

 

What is trauma?  How do you recognise trauma?  How does trauma affect people?  This fact sheet provides a brief summary of the different characteristics of trauma.  We have also developed a Plain English version of the fact sheet.

 

 

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“Blue Knot Foundation has a key role to play in the building of community capacity in care provision to those who have experienced childhood abuse and trauma in any environment.”

NIALL MULLIGAN Manager, Lifeline Northern Rivers

“I think Blue Knot Foundation is a fantastic support organisation for people who have experienced childhood trauma/abuse, for their families/close friends and for professionals who would like to learn how to more effectively work with these people.”

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“It was only last September when I discovered the Blue Knot Foundation website and I will never forget the feeling of support and empathy that I received when I finally made the first phone call to Blue Knot Helpline, which was also the first time I had ever spoken about my abuse.”

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