Community-based programs serve a critical need for vulnerable youth and families. In recent years, researchers and practitioners have urged programs to adopt a trauma-informed care (TIC) approach to address adversity in young people’s lives. The purpose of this article is to describe the implementation and outcomes of the Trauma Ambassador (TA) Program, a pilot youth leadership program guided by a community-university partnership that utilized a TIC approach in an underserved East North Philadelphia neighborhood. Fourteen youth engaged in interactive trainings to build their understanding of trauma and develop practical tools to support encounters with individuals with trauma histories. Focus groups and individual interviews were conducted to better understand program implementation and outcomes. Rich data emerged that identifies a myriad of ways that youth and their community might benefit from a program like the one described. The program successfully impacted participants, as TAs recognized their own trauma and were motivated to help others who may have trauma histories. This program provided quality youth development experiences, particularly with respect to trauma-informed care, and results support taking a holistic, healing-centered approach to foster well-being for youth and adult mentors.

基于社区的计划满足了弱势青少年和家庭的迫切需求。近年来，研究人员和从业者敦促项目采用创伤知情护理（TIC）方法来解决年轻人生活中的逆境。本文的目的是描述创伤大使 (TA) 计划的实施和成果，这是一个由社区-大学合作伙伴指导的试点青年领导力计划，在服务欠缺的费城东北部社区采用了 TIC 方法。十四名青少年参加了互动培训，以加深对创伤的理解，并开发实用工具来支持与有创伤史的人的接触。进行焦点小组和个人访谈是为了更好地了解计划的实施和结果。大量数据的出现确定了青年及其社区可以从上述计划中受益的多种方式。该计划成功地影响了参与者，因为助教认识到了自己的创伤，并有动力帮助其他可能有创伤史的人。该计划提供了优质的青年发展经验，特别是在创伤知情护理方面，并支持采取整体的、以治疗为中心的方法来促进青年和成人导师的福祉。