TRU Healing Solutions
Trauma • Resilience • Unity
Partnering with organizations to lead healing‑centered change.
TRU Healing Solutions
Trauma • Resilience • Unity
Partnering with organizations to lead healing‑centered change.
What is TRU?
Who We Are
Trauma • Resilience • Unity (TRU) is a trauma-informed systems consultancy and social enterprise advancing collective resilience.
We partner with organizations, institutions, and community leaders to embed trauma-informed principles into leadership, culture, and operations — strengthening systems from the inside out.
Through education, strategic consulting, and implementation support, TRU helps organizations move beyond awareness toward sustainable cultural transformation.
What We Do
Organizational Assessment & Strategy
We assess your organization's readiness, highlight strengths and areas for growth, and craft a tailored roadmap to support trauma-informed implementation. Our services include
- Readiness assessments,
- Leadership consultations,
- Culture and policy reviews,
- Strategic implementation planning.
Education & Training
Interactive, research-informed learning experiences that foster a shared understanding and develop practical skills in a welcoming and professional environment.
Core Topics Include:
• Foundations of Trauma-Informed Practice
• Neuroscience & Stress Response
• Trauma & Equity
• Resilient Leadership
• Preventing Re-Traumatization in Systems
Implementation & Technical Assistance
We assist organizations in transforming knowledge into seamless integration. Our services include:
- Policy alignment,
- Leadership and supervision coaching,
- Fostering team resilience,
- Communication and conflict management frameworks, and
- Ongoing consultation support.
Systems Transformation Partnerships
Long-term partnerships built to gently weave trauma-informed principles into your culture and daily operations.
Expected Benefits:
- Greater psychological safety for everyone
- Lower burnout rates and staff turnover
- Stronger alignment among leaders
- More collaborative efforts across sectors
- Visible, positive culture change
About TRU Healing Solutions
Our Story
We began as the Trauma & Resilience Initiative. Today, we are TRU—because healing happens together.
In 2009, after a young man was killed, a group of people in Champaign, IL, gathered and committed themselves to advocating for, promoting, and supporting efforts to increase Champaign County's initiatives to become a trauma-informed community. This was part of a System of Care transformation effort called the ACCESS Initiative.
In 2014, Champaign County applied and was accepted into the National Council for Behavioral Health's Trauma-Informed Care Learning Collaborative. A broad segment of the community participated in that process. The focus was to increase the availability of trauma-specific practices in Champaign County.
The group’s work ebbed and flowed as the System of Care funding and initiatives concluded. It reemerged as a working group within the Champaign County Community Coalition, with a renewed focus on community-level change and transformation. With grant funding from the Champaign County Mental Health Board, the group focused on training neighborhood leaders, CU Neighborhood Champions, about trauma and trauma-informed care. This neighbor-to-neighbor model aimed to increase the community's capacity to 'take care of its own.' During that first year, we trained 35 individuals.
With new funding, interest in trauma-informed efforts grew, along with awareness of the impact of trauma and the importance of building community resilience. In late 2018, the working group decided to expand its efforts around trauma, trauma-informed care, and resilience. They formed an executive team and agreed to establish a 501(c)(3). The Trauma & Resilience Initiative, Inc. was founded in April 2019.
In July 2025, we restructured, shifting our focus from direct support to individuals toward supporting the people doing the hard work and healing the helpers. In our new model, we emphasize education, training, and support for those working on the ground. This evolution enabled TRI to expand its reach nationwide and support leaders and organizations involved in this vital work on a much larger scale. This also prompted us to reconsider our entire brand identity and what we do, leading to the creation of TRU Healing Solutions.
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