Five Lessons Learned in National Trauma-Informed Care Training

• By: Yael Lipton, MPH, MCHES Andrew Philip, PhD Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)
• July 2nd, 2021
• healthcare, healthcare professionals, safe spaces, Summer 2021 Issue, training, trauma, trauma-informed care
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Over decades of practice-informed research, clinical support, and advocacy, a gradual embrace of trauma-informed care as a fundamental component to quality health service delivery has emerged. Every patient has a story - a context, and a set of experiences- that impact their health and wellbeing,...

Housing and Mental Health Services Are Key to Recovering from Trauma

• By: Elfreda Eugene Larry Raymond Timothy Services for the UnderServed (S:US)
• July 2nd, 2021
• community, consumer, COVID-19, crisis respite, employment, housing, mental health, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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This article is part of a quarterly series giving voice to the perspectives of individuals with lived experiences as they share their opinions on a particular topic. The authors are served by Services for the UnderServed (S:US), a New York City-based nonprofit that is committed to giving every New...

Responding to the COVID Pandemic and Racial Injustice

• By: Liane Nelson, PhD WJCS Trager Lemp Center
• July 2nd, 2021
• COVID-19, racial injustice, racism, safety, Summer 2021 Issue, trauma, trauma-informed care
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One of the truths that have been exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic is that while the trauma and grief of COVID-19 and the accumulated racial injustices have been widespread, the impact has been felt more strongly in some communities. COVID-19 has been much more harmful to Black and Brown communities...