Debate contribution: Department of Justice: Trauma-informed Practice
Debate contribution by Mrs Naomi Long on .
- MLA
- Mrs Naomi Long
- Party at the time
- Alliance Party
- Date
- 28 September 2026
- Type
- Debate contribution (made as a minister)
- Business
- Oral Answers to Questions
- Heading
- Department of Justice: Trauma-informed Practice
- Assembly identifier
- Official Report component 5762128
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A Justice-wide group has been running since June 2021 to support a more strategic approach to trauma-informed practice across the justice system. Included on that group is representation from the Probation Board, the Youth Justice Agency, the police, the Prison Service, the core Department, the Safeguarding Board and Victim Support NI. Each of those organisations is committed to implementing a trauma-informed approach to their policies and services. The Safeguarding Board is driving trauma-informed practice in all sectors across Northern Ireland, and its representation on the group ensures that Justice organisations are kept abreast of the latest initiatives and training opportunities as well as of what support is available. In addition to the cross-pollination of ideas and best practice that happens among group members at meetings, outside of this group members share information on seminars, training and research that might be helpful to others. Key to that is the experience in the Justice sphere, where the Youth Justice Agency can firmly say that it, alongside the Probation Board, has led the way on trauma-informed practice and putting victims at the heart of the work that they do.
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