The Georgetown Center for Trauma and the Community is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to the study of trauma in community settings. Its primary focus is on developing and testing the effectiveness of innovative and sustainable mental health-related interventions for low-income women and their families who have experienced trauma. Center personnel conduct research to advance culturally appropriate and innovative methods and research designs for trauma intervention. The Center provides coordinated research training and mentoring, and maintains ongoing community partnerships to inform its direction and to implement collaborative research activities.