AQW 2120/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 14/02/2020
Answered On Date: 16/03/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities how her Department is adopting a trauma-informed approach when developing policy and legislation.

Answer:

Many of the public services provided by my Department require colleagues to recognise the signs and symptoms of trauma in people accessing support.

I am committed to protecting the most vulnerable in society, embedding a right-based approach and meeting objective need.

As outlined in New Decade, New Approach, the Department is committed to citizen and community engagement and a co-design, co-production approach to policy development.