Breaking down key human emotions and physical responses and highlighting that they are normal responses to trauma, helpfully dispels myths that continue to be propagated widely in society generally. The ITIM has been peer reviewed and tested by a range of senior professionals, academics, clinicians, and people with lived experience of trauma and distress. The service does not seek to, or support the psychiatric diagnoses, medication, restraint, or forced treatment of humans who have been traumatised and distressed by experiences. It promotes understanding, compassion and validation rather than labels and limited ‘treatment’ options that are the current standard response.

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practice and theory, and rejects any theory, resource, practice or policy that oppresses, stereotypes, harms, silences or ignores marginalised groups of people. No doubt this work will feel challenging to some in a sector that is dominated by the medical model, where the evidence base is taken as fact rather than theory.It is a first edition, and will no doubt need many revisions and editions, but we have to start somewhere. Building on the quickly growing consensus that trauma-informed, anti-oppressive practice is vital to the way we understand society, ourselves, and our clients; this book provides the first comprehensive alternative to diagnostic manuals. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in mental health, psychology, or simply looking for a new perspective on these topics. We are so excited to be travelling around the UK in 2024, delivering over 6 days of training and seminars to professionals and members of the public who follow our work. I started reading and couldn’t put this down, all I can think is that I wish I had this 30 years ago when I was working with survivors so they could see in writing they were not crazy.

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We are dedicated to changing the way we portray and support victims of abuse, violence and trauma all over the world. The manual describes, explains, and explores everything from nightmares to self-harming in an A-Z of emotions, thoughts and behaviours that are common in traumatised and distressed people.

The service is well-informed, well-educated and provides an evidence-based approach to trauma, distress, abuse, harm, and oppression.

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The ITIM has built on the excellent trauma-informed work of other scholars, academics, and practitioners, and their support has been invaluable to Jessica and I. Peer review was undertaken in February and March 2023 with 30 clinicians, professionals, academics and those with lived experience of trauma. Thank you for your hard work and determination to create systemic change for all in creating this book.The service provides logical and rational approaches to traumatised people, which demonstrably consider what is in the best interests of their clients. I think of all the women I have seen go through shelters who can be shown this and be told their abuse is real.