Health & Medicine’s Training Program on Trauma, Health, and Healing
Real tools. For real change.
Thousands equipped to reduce harm, build trust, and foster healing in schools, workplaces, and communities.
For more information about this program, please contact:
Hannah Shevrin, Training and Capacity-Building Manager, trainings@hmprg.org
Build Healthier, Healing-Centered Spaces
Employers, health and social service providers, educators, and community leaders want to create safer, more supportive environments for their staff and the communities they serve. Understanding trauma and healing is essential to that goal. At Health & Medicine, we have a track record of delivering effective trauma-informed trainings that provide the practical tools, shared language, and reflective space needed to turn that intention into action.
Since 2019, we’ve trained thousands across Illinois to recognize the effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and other forms of trauma, reduce the potential for harm, and support healing.
Our sessions go beyond passive learning. We create space for reflection, real conversation, and tools you can use right away to build and sustain an organizational culture oriented toward healing, trust, and belonging.
Rooted in public health and social justice, our trainings help teams strengthen relationships, improve service delivery, and build more equitable systems from the inside out.
By the numbers
trauma-informed trainings
participants across Illinois
core training topics
customized trainings including bilingual Spanish
Ready to Get Started?
Our trainings are designed with pedagogical influences from Paulo Friere’s pedagogy of the oppressed, social constructivism, adult learning theory, and numerous other frameworks and theorists who have developed learning methods that support and challenge learners in building a world free from oppression. We aim for our trainings to be evidence-based, interactive, flexible, and resonant with each audience it reaches. They are intended to provide useful information and support participants to apply the knowledge they gain.
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Our Purpose and Training Approach
Increasing understanding of trauma—its drivers, symptoms, effects, and prevention strategies—can lead to a more equitable world. Our goal is to provide high-quality trauma education from a public health perspective to anyone who does life affirming work. We know that having access to relevant, comprehensive, and evidence-based health education is essential for this goal.
“[This training helped me] understand ACEs, how to heal from them, and how to do better in the workplace.”
—Trauma and health training participant
Currently CEUs are not offered but are in development—please stay tuned.
Our Core Training Topics
- Trauma and health: understanding how harm, stress, and healing affect health
- Burnout and toxic stress: recognizing the symptoms, drivers, and solutions
- Collective trauma: identifying its persistent effects and possibilities for healing
For more information, download our trainings brochure.
Our Training Formats & Costs
Group & Organizational Trainings
Available for groups and organizations. Can be tailored for specific audiences, sectors, and access needs.
Virtual: $750 per training
In-person (Cook County/Chicago): $900 per training
Training suite of three: Virtual $2,100 / In-person $2,500
Audience cap: 50 participants
Live Webinars
Offered several times a year for individuals or small teams.
Price: Sliding scale
Format: Virtual
COMING SOON: Pre-Packaged Trainings
On-demand video trainings available via purchased login.
Price: $300 per training
Format: Virtual
We strive to make trainings accessible to all. Sliding scale and bartering options (consulting, photography, training, etc.) are available. While we wish to assist all, these options are offered based on availability. Please contact us to discuss how we can best support your participation.
For more information, download our trainings brochure.
Meet Our Trainer
Hannah ShevrinTraining and Capacity-Building Manager, Health & Medicine
Hannah joined Health & Medicine in May 2023. As a facilitator for over ten years, Hannah is energized by creating and leading trainings that fuel people’s visions for a better world. Hannah most recently worked as the Chicago Program Manager for Repair the World, where she developed over 100 political education programs to organize Jewish community members into local justice work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that, she served as the Intake and Workshop Coordinator for Beyond Legal Aid, where she spearheaded the integration of trauma-informed practices into their legal services in collaboration with grassroots partners. Hannah graduated from Tufts University with a BA in Sociology. She enjoys reading, cooking without recipes, improving her pottery skills, and visiting public parks.
Why Trauma-Informed Training?
Building trauma-informed spaces is essential to reducing harm, promoting healing, and advancing health equity.
Let’s create healing-centered systems together.