Trust Based Relationship Intervention (TBRI) was developed in the early 2000s at Texas Christian University by Dr. Karyn Purvis and the TCU Institute of Child Development. TBRI was created as an outgrowth of research conducted by Dr. Purvis, and it has become the model for caring for traumatized children in Texas and elsewhere. It confirms what we at HCYR have always believed and practiced, that the healing of abused children takes time, combining patience, skilled observation, and compassionate attention to hidden wounds. TBRI provides a therapeutic framework for understanding the way in which trauma affects children (physiologically, developmentally, and emotionally). Though children affected by trauma may display behavioral and emotional issues that make daily functioning difficult, they can heal from trauma. TBRI trains the caregiver to provide the most effective and supportive interventions in working with “children from hard places”. Focusing on the importance of relationships, being aware of a child’s attachment style, having compassion, and being “trauma informed” are key factors in being able to treat the whole child.