Toward Secondary Traumatic Stress-Responsive Organizations: Report From the Huntsville Secondary Traumatic Stress Think Tank

Brian E. Bride; Ginny Sprang; Francoise Mathieu; Cambria R. Walsh; Alison Hendricks; Karen Hangartner

doi:10.1037/trm0000645

Toward Secondary Traumatic Stress-Responsive Organizations: Report From the Huntsville Secondary Traumatic Stress Think Tank

Brian E. Bride, Ginny Sprang, Francoise Mathieu, Cambria R. Walsh, Alison Hendricks, Karen Hangartner

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Building on the foundational work of the 2015 San Diego Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) Think Tank, the STS Consortium convened a second STS Think Tank in Huntsville, Alabama, in 2024 to examine current gaps in STS research and practice and identify organizational intervention strategies. STS researchers, trainers, practitioners, and advocates participated in a structured 1-day meeting to explore these issues. In this article, we report on the content and process of the 2024 Huntsville STS Think Tank by summarizing critical gaps and issues, statements of need for the STS field, research priorities, and recommended actions for organizations serving trauma-exposed populations.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	491-495
Number of pages	5
Journal	Traumatology
Volume	31
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/trm0000645
State	Published - Dec 2025

Keywords

Organizational intervention
Secondary traumatic stress
Trauma-informed organizations
Workforce well-being

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