Community-based programs serve a critical need for vulnerable youth and families. In recent years, researchers and practitioners have urged programs to adopt a trauma-informed care (TIC) approach to address adversity in young people’s lives. The purpose of this article is to describe the implementation and outcomes of the Trauma Ambassador (TA) Program, a pilot youth leadership program guided by a community-university partnership that utilized a TIC approach in an underserved East North Philadelphia neighborhood. Fourteen youth engaged in interactive trainings to build their understanding of trauma and develop practical tools to support encounters with individuals with trauma histories. Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted to better understand program implementation and outcomes. Rich data emerged that identifies a myriad of ways that youth and their community might benefit from a program like the one described. The program successfully impacted participants, as TAs recognized their own trauma and were motivated to help others who may have trauma histories. This program provided quality youth development experiences, particularly with respect to trauma-informed care, and results support taking a holistic, healing-centered approach to foster well-being for youth and adult mentors.

基于社区的计划满足弱势青年和家庭的迫切需求。近年来，研究人员和从业者敦促项目采用创伤知情护理 (TIC) 方法来解决年轻人生活中的逆境。本文的目的是描述创伤大使 (TA) 计划的实施和结果，该计划是一项由社区大学合作伙伴指导的试点青年领导计划，该计划在服务欠缺的东费城东北社区使用 TIC 方法。十四名青年参与了互动培训，以加深他们对创伤的理解并开发实用工具来支持与有创伤史的个人的接触。进行了焦点小组和个人访谈，以更好地了解计划的实施和结果。出现了丰富的数据，这些数据确定了青年及其社区可以从上述计划中受益的无数方式。该计划成功地影响了参与者，因为 TA 认识到了自己的创伤并积极帮助可能有创伤史的其他人。该计划提供了优质的青年发展经验，特别是在创伤知情护理方面，结果支持采用以康复为中心的整体方法来促进青年和成人导师的福祉。