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As part of the study behind the report, we heard stories from federal leaders about innovative ways they have prioritized and implemented meaningful improvements for both their employees and customers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One example of high-stakes customer experience was shared by Michele Perez, the assistant deputy secretary of the Office of Field Policy and Management at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Office of Field Policy and Management serves as the front door to HUD\u2019s services in many communities around the country, consisting of 64 local field offices that receive inquiries from citizens in-person, over the phone, and online. During COVID-19 Perez saw how the pandemic strained its frontline staff.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local field offices experienced a sharp rise in people seeking help with housing problems. Many were in crisis\u2014struggling with the economic, emotional and social strains of living through the public health emergency\u2014with some \u201cexperiencing homelessness or trying to escape domestic violence\u201d and other extremely vulnerable situations, according to Perez.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But field office employees were not sufficiently prepared to provide crisis support.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perez and her team quickly recognized the need to invest time and energy in training front-line employees on what it means to deliver trauma-informed care, a <a href=\"https:\/\/store.samhsa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/d7\/priv\/sma14-4884.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">strategy<\/a> of working with people in crisis designed to cultivate safe spaces of service delivery.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The approach benefits service providers by being better equipped \u201cto be responsive and patient, to be respectful and dignified\u201d with people in crisis, Perez said. 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