Trauma Survivors Day 2018 - Wed May 16th!

This Wednesday the 16th May, marks international Trauma Survivor's Day!

The day was started by the American Trauma Society and the USA Trauma Survivors Network several years ago, and has fast been spreading to become an international event.

The day is an opportunity to acknowledge the incredible courage of trauma survivors by sharing images and messages of hope and staging celebratory events at trauma centres. The day also throws a spotlight on the passion and dedication of trauma clinicians who save lives every day. 

If you'd like to join in, you can: 

PRINT THIS SIGN AND WRITE YOUR WORDS OF ADVICE OR INSPIRATION.  

• Take your picture holding the sign.
• Upload the sign to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with #TraumaSurvivorsDay and #NTSD
• Tag your friends and family along with your Trauma Center.

CREATE A 60 SECOND VIDEO. 

• Length of video is  between 30 and 60 seconds
• Briefly describes your experience with trauma and the trauma center where you received care
• Describes the most impactful moment of your recovery
• UK survivors can email the video to: n.skeltys@qmul.ac.uk. USA Survivors can email the video to admin@traumasurvivorsnetwork.org.    

The USA Trauma Survivors Network has a YouTube page with video instructions and an example  You can also check out the AfterTrauma YouTube page for lots of videos of UK trauma survivors and carers sharing their stories!

Published 14th May 2018

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