Do a Google search on the words, "trauma-informed," and you'll be amazed to see all the ways that trauma-informed concepts are being applied in our society. It's reached the point of becoming our nation's new secular religion.

Fortunately, a note of caution has just come out.

ATIXA, the Association of Title IX Administrators. is a professional association for college Title IX Coordinators, investigators, and administrators. In the past, ATIXA has not been known to be an enthusiastic proponent of due process and fairness.

But today, ATIXA issued a statement on TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING AND THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF TRAUMA that suggests the group may be turning over a new leaf. Its new Position Statement says:

"The application of the "Neurobiology of Trauma" knowledge obtained by practitioners in the field has gotten way ahead of the actual science, the body of knowledge is being misapplied, and some purveyors of this knowledge are politically motivated to extrapolate well beyond any reasonable empirical conclusions currently supported by the science."

"The field needs to incorporate trauma-informed investigation and interviewing methods into its best practices, provided that they do not compromise the ability to obtain credible, relevant evidence; however, the 'Neurobiology of Trauma' should not significantly influence the way that colleges and schools evaluate evidence."

I admit, I had to rub my eyes and read the Statement twice to make sure my imagination wasn't getting the best of me!

ATIXA is currently featuring this Position Statement on its Facebook page. We invite you to pay a visit and post an Atta-Boy comment!