28 Jan 2026

Nottingham Business School white paper: Managing trauma in the workplace: strategies for wellbeing and organisational resilience

This white paper offers practical guidance for employers on how to recognise, understand and respond to trauma at work and create psychologically safe working environments.

Bringing together research, survivor perspectives and evidence-based recommendations, it explains what trauma is, how it affects cognitive, emotional and interpersonal functioning, and why stigma and misunderstanding remain major barriers to support.

It is informed by research from the NBS Centre for People, Working and Organisational Practice, including studies into how trauma affects employee wellbeing, performance, disclosure decisions and relationships at work.

Download the full paper to find out how to:

Embed trauma awareness within wellbeing strategies rather than treating it as a standalone initiative.
Create confidential, survivor‑led routes for disclosure and support.
Adopt a whole‑organisation approach to adjustments, communication and performance management.