The Trauma Informed Network Cornwall (TINC) is a cross-sector collaboration of practitioners, leaders and people with lived experience working to embed trauma-informed approaches across systems in Cornwall.
TINC aims to improve the way that local systems and services work for people experiencing adversity and multiple disadvantage. Safer Stronger Communities is an original partner of TINC and our Chief Executive continues to chair the network.
What we are doing
Since launching in 2020, TINC has grown into a thriving network with 150 members from over 50 organisations and 12 council directorates.
The network is a community of people who share an interest in trauma informed practice and an aspiration for change, through sharing and learning together. Sub-groups have been created to focus on specific areas such as children and young people, substance misuse and women’s trauma.
The network has potential to stimulate change within organisations, systems and communities through the development of a collective vision and approach, along with the sharing of resources and learning.
Our aims
Membership of TINC is open to any person, professional, organisation or community group wishing to be involved in supporting Cornwall in becoming a Trauma Informed County. Together, we aim to:
- Promote the delivery of trauma informed services
- Facilitate and help co-ordinate trauma informed practices
- Assist organisations to upskill staff
- Encourage social groups and communities to act in a trauma informed way
- Aid continuous improvement and growth
TINC also acts as an advisory group for the Safer Cornwall Partnership and feeds into delivery plans through the Safer Cornwall Management Group.
What is trauma informed practice?
This diagram shows the components of a ‘trauma informed system’ based on values of compassion, understanding, empathy, curiosity and reflectiveness, to understand ‘what matters?’:
Experts by Experience Co-production Guide
SSC host the Experts by Experience Group within TINC, who launched the Experts by Experience Co-production Guide – created in partnership as part of the Safer Stronger Systems project, funded by the Serious Violence Prevention Programme.
This guide is the result of honest conversations, shared learning and collective vision. Over six months, a group of 15 experts by experience came together to co-design something personal, practical and purposeful. Together, they explored what true co-production means and how it can transform services when lived experience is valued.
Built on trust, purpose and real-life insight, the guide covers seven core principles:
- 1. Start from a place of inclusion
- 2. Grow organisational culture
- 3. Nurture people
- 4. Respect and dignity
- 5. Value our voice and contributions
- 6. Experts with experience
- 7. Continue our conversations…
Download the poster and the full guide.
Together, the group filmed and produced a video guide that shares our voices, values and hope for more inclusive, trauma-informed systems: