AQW 2120/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities

To ask the Minister for Communities how her Department is adopting a trauma-informed approach when developing policy and legislation.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 14 February 2020

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Tabled
14 February 2020
Answer due by
2 March 2020
Answered
16 March 202031 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

Many of the public services provided by my Department require colleagues to recognise the signs and symptoms of trauma in people accessing support.

I am committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society, embedding a right-based approach and meeting objective need.

As outlined in New Decade, New Approach, the Department is committed to citizen and community engagement and a co-design, co-production approach to policy development.

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