Blue Knot Publications

This report recognises the significant need of greater awareness and understanding of the often chronic and largely unmet needs of people living with the long-term impacts of complex trauma.

This publication supports safe conversations with people who have trauma experiences or who you suspect might have experienced trauma.

Humanising Mental Health Care in Australia is a unique and innovative contribution to the healthcare literature that outlines the trauma-informed approaches necessary to provide a more compassionate model of care for those who suffer with mental illness.

The Power Threat Meaning Framework is a new perspective on why people sometimes experience a whole range of forms of distress, confusion, fear, despair, and troubled or troubling behaviour.

These nationally and internationally acclaimed guidelines were a global first in setting the standards for trauma specific and trauma-informed organisational practice.

Blue Knot Foundation and Pegasus Economics developed this evidence-informed report on the economic impact of unresolved childhood trauma and abuse in adults in Australia.

This paper presents current research around the nature of memory. Based on recent research it builds understanding of memory and its two main types – explicit and implicit memory.

This paper presents current research into the need for and implementation of trauma informed practice into legal and justice settings. While trauma-informed practice arose in the mental health sector, its uptake into the legal and justice sector is vital.

Researchers undertook a qualitative research project exploring the intersections of child abuse, adult trauma and alcohol and drugs from the perspective of both workers and clients.