M·E·L Research are delighted to announce that we have been commissioned by Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Wales, hosted by Public Health Wales, to evaluate the impact of the TrACE toolkit.
The TrACE toolkit has been developed by the ACE Hub Wales who, funded by the Welsh Government, and in collaboration with people and partners across Wales, have been working to make Wales a world leader in preventing, tackling and mitigating the impact of ACEs and trauma since 2017.
The TrACE toolkit is a resource to support people in organisations, sectors and systems to develop their own TrACE informed approach. It focuses on building into, not onto, existing good practice and identifying where improvements and changes can be made to polices, practice, culture and environment.
The aim of the toolkit is to provide resources and guidance to any organisation, sector or system in a range of settings; not just those providing trauma-specific services. It is offered as a resource to support the development of the organisational approach to implementing the Trauma-Informed Wales Framework which highlights that everyone has a part to play in preventing, tackling and mitigating the impact of ACEs, trauma and wider adversities.
M·E·L Research will be evaluating the impact of the TrACE toolkit in six different organisations over the next 12 months. We will consider how the toolkit has been used, the changes that have been made, and importantly, what those changes mean for the people who work in and use those services.
If you would like to know more about the TrACE toolkit, please visit the TrACE – ACE Hub Wales.
Gwerthusiad Pecyn Cymorth Sefydliadol sy’n ystyriol o Drawma a Phrofiadau Niweidiol yn ystod Plentyndod (ACE)
Mae M·E·L Research yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi ein bod wedi cael ein comisiynu gan Brofiadau Niweidiol yn ystod Plentyndod (ACE) Cymru, a gynhelir gan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, i werthuso effaith pecyn cymorth TrACE.
Mae pecyn cymorth TrACE wedi’i ddatblygu gan Hyb ACE Cymru sydd, wedi’i ariannu gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ac mewn cydweithrediad â phobl a phartneriaid ledled Cymru, wedi bod yn gweithio i wneud Cymru’n arweinydd byd o ran atal, mynd i’r afael a lliniaru effaith ACEs a thrawma ers 2017.
Mae pecyn cymorth TrACE yn adnodd i gefnogi pobl mewn sefydliadau, sectorau a systemau i ddatblygu eu hymagwedd sy’n ystyriol o TrACE eu hunain. Mae’n canolbwyntio ar adeiladu i mewn i arfer da sy’n bodoli, nid arno, a nodi lle y gellir gwneud gwelliannau a newidiadau i bolisïau, arferion, diwylliant a’r amgylchedd.
Nod y pecyn cymorth yw darparu adnoddau a chanllawiau i unrhyw sefydliad, sector neu system mewn amrywiaeth o leoliadau; nid dim ond y rhai sy’n darparu gwasanaethau trawma-benodol. Fe’i cynigir fel adnodd i gefnogi datblygiad y dull sefydliadol o weithredu Fframwaith Cymru sy’n Ystyriol o Drawma sy’n amlygu bod gan bawb ran i’w chwarae wrth atal, mynd i’r afael ag a lliniaru effaith ACEs, trawma ac adfydau ehangach.
Bydd M·E·L Research yn gwerthuso effaith pecyn cymorth TrACE mewn chwe sefydliad gwahanol dros y 12 mis nesaf. Byddwn yn ystyried sut y mae’r pecyn cymorth wedi’i ddefnyddio, y newidiadau sydd wedi’u gwneud, ac yn bwysig, beth mae’r newidiadau hynny’n ei olygu i’r bobl sy’n gweithio yn y gwasanaethau hynny ac yn eu defnyddio.
Os hoffech wybod rhagor am becyn cymorth TrACE, ewch i Hyb TrACE – Cymru.
Os hoffech wybod mwy am ein cynnig gwerthuso, cysylltwch â’r tîm yn info@melresearch.co.uk.
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