OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Omaha organization that supports child abuse victims has launched a website to help people find resources to manage childhood trauma.
The Omaha World-Herald reports that Project Harmony's Trauma Matters Omaha website offers a survey that will give users points for adverse childhood experiences. Higher scores indicate a higher chance of risky health behaviors, chronic health conditions and early death.
Officials hope the information collected from the survey will help local social service agencies better understand the types of childhood trauma area residents are dealing with.
Mayor Jean Stothert started an effort to make the city a trauma-informed community last year. The goal is to have 22,000 Omaha residents attend trauma-informed training sessions by 2020. More than 4,500 people have completed the training so far.
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