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Vision and Values

Our Vision

A healthy community of thriving individuals

Our Purpose

To reduce complex trauma through increasing awareness, collaboration and trauma-informed competencies in Western Australia.

Strategic Priorities

  • Increased awareness of and sensitivity to complex trauma in the community
  • Encouraging and supporting trauma-informed services
  • Increasing trauma-specific treatment expertise
  • Building a sustainable organisation, which includes efficient and effective financial processes and risk-management strategies; responsible business policies; and diversifying streams of revenue.

Values in Action

Generosity
We live with empathy and compassion; honour difference; and have a whole-community perspective.
Courage
We value curiosity; seek to understand; and persevere for what’s right.
Collaboration
We find new ways of working, to cooperatively share resources and knowledge; and prioritise co-investment and interdependence.
Integrity
We have high standards for honesty, being trustworthy, safety and boundaries.
Accountability
We set a high premium on transparency; self-awareness; and courageous conversations.
Principles of Probity
We respect the principles of probity with regard to our financial administration and use of donated money:acting fairly, impartially and with integritybeing accountable and transparentbeing trustworthy and acting lawfullymanaging conflicts of interestsecuring commercially sensitive and confidential information