Overview

Risking Connection® teaches a relational framework and skills for working with survivors of traumatic experiences. The focus is on relationship as healing, and on self-care for service providers.

Risking Connection Mission and Purpose

Our mission is to help people recover from traumatic experiences through RICH® relationships—those hallmarked by Respect, Information Sharing, Connection, and Hope, and in so doing to reduce the time, trauma, and costs of healing for all involved.

We accomplish this by

• Modeling RICH® relationships;
• Providing training, consulting, and community building; and
• Offering products that support Risking Connection® and carry its messages to the public

Risking Connection® has proven helpful to

• Clinicians, educators, and faith leaders
• Caregivers, friends, and family
• Mental Health Clinicians, Agencies, and Systems
• Child- and Youth-Serving Agencies
• Clergy and Faith Leaders
• Family and Friends of Trauma Survivors
• Educators
• Military Family Support Programs
• Programs for Combat-Impacted Personnel
• Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Staff
• Medical Providers
• Substance Abuse Professionals
• Criminal Justice Professionals
• Human Resource Specialists
• Community Leaders
• Human Services Agencies
• Disaster Relief Services
• Programs for Human Trafficking/ Torture Victims
• Others with whom trauma survivors relate