Trauma
Intervention Programs, Inc. (TIP, Inc.) is a national non-profit organization
founded in 1985. TIP, Inc. establishes and operates TIP Chapters across the
nation. In each Chapter, citizen volunteers provide support to emotionally
traumatized citizens immediately after tragedy strikes.
Hospital personnel, police officers, firefighters, and paramedics call for TIP volunteer assistance
on a 24-hour, 365-day a year basis. Volunteers assist family members following
natural or unexpected deaths; victims of crime; disoriented or lonely older
persons; victims of vehicle accidents; family members after a suicide; and anyone
emotionally traumatized by a crisis event.
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