SATIN-Southern Arizona Trauma Informed Network Work Group

SATIN’s Mission is to provide an action oriented framework for a trauma responsive community in Southern Arizona through training and connection.

You can register for trainings here — https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1WnASRgxQySzvlxDRpXHcw

March 10, 2o26 – 11:30am-1:00pm – Speaker Dr Lizzy Rasmussen – Sleep, Trauma, and the Biology of Resilience

Description — This workshop explores the intersection of childhood and intergenerational trauma, sleep health, and long-term psychological and physiological outcomes. Participants will examine how sleep functions as both a risk factor and a protective factor in the context of adversity. Topics include stress and neurodevelopment, the impact of poor sleep in trauma-affected communities, and practical strategies for fostering healthy sleep to strengthen resilience in individuals, families, and communities.

Short bio — Dr. Elizabeth (“Lizzy”) Rasmussen is a researcher, consultant, and educator who bridges science and practice to promote resilience and lifelong health. She earned her PhD in Clinical Translational Science and completed an NIH NRSA F31 fellowship at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, studying adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), intergenerational trauma, sleep, and health outcomes. She is the founder of ThrivePsy Collective, LLC, serves on the Board of the Arizona ACEs Consortium and Prevent Child Abuse Arizona, and teaches at Arizona State University. Her work focuses on sleep health, stress, and longevity.

History
2015 Early Beginnings: SATIN stemmed from a trauma-focused services group out of Cenpatico. Members of that community continued to meet in pursuit of making our communities, schools, and services more trauma informed. The group shifted and morphed, meeting at various places in the community including the Pima County Juvenile Court, Casa de los Ninos, and Jewish Family and Children’s Services and adding members over the years

2017 Added Monthly Trainings: The community collaboration started to coordinate free, in person community trainings hosted initially at the Abrams Public Health Center – and later at GAP Ministries.

2018 Selected a Name: With the energy built from the training attendance and reaching more of the community, the group decided on the name Southern Arizona Trauma Informed Network and started to build a more cohesive vision – creating an email and Facebook page – and leaning in to build up the training efforts.

2019 Developed a Mission: SATIN formalized their mission of providing an action-oriented framework for a trauma responsive community and created workgroups focused on creating by-laws, establishing a needs assessment and continuing the community trainings.

2020 Introduced Virtual Trainings: The group pivoted to a virtual platform to protect the community. In contrast to our initial estimation of the impact of virtual visits, we found that SATIN training attendance gained momentum reaching our community and beyond. Attendance grew from 30 community members on average to 150+. RSVPs can reach into the 5, 6, 7 hundreds and more.

2023 : SATIN focuses on expanding their mission, with the hope of providing more training in the community and in the future providing assessment and support to help organizations shift to a more trauma responsive approach.

2026 Looking Forward: SATIN came under the AZ ACEs Consortium as a workgroup to continue monthly online trainings and grow the network in Southern Arizona! If you are interested in joining, please sign up as a member — https://azaces.org/membership/groups/