Trauma is a very bad experience that can affect how someone feels or behaves for a long time.

Sometimes trauma is more than one bad experience.

Researchers need to show respect to people who have experienced trauma.

Researchers need to make sure people feel safe when they take part in research.

Researchers can build trust with people by:

• being open and honest

• working with people with disability.

You can get support if you’ve experienced trauma.

You can find a list of supports in the section Where you can get support.