Note: This article discusses serious topics pertaining to trauma. Although some psychological wounds heal into scars on their own, others require careful tending. Each individual’s needs and ...

A group is using adventurous challenges to help find healing and community. Traumatic experiences play a big role in mental wellness. But when you think of trauma-informed care, ziplines and archery ...

Leaders from the University at Buffalo School of Social Work’s Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care (ITTIC) were invited to present during a statewide symposium organized by Gov. Kathy ...

SPONSORED: From the art on the walls to the way employees talk to patients, behavioral health facilities are rethinking how they can better treat patients who have been impacted by childhood trauma.

First, a definition: Trauma-informed care (TIC) acknowledges the need to understand a person’s life experiences in order to deliver effective medical care. It also assumes that trauma has occurred in ...

How can addressing past trauma help people in their present lives? To care for a person or a patient in the present, you need to understand what has happened in their past. This is the main principle ...

“My daughter is so petrified; she’s terrified of needles. I don’t know where it came from.”—parent of an 11-year-old girl with cancer in Afraid of the Doctor: Every Parent’s Guide to Preventing and ...

A statewide effort to recognize how trauma lies at the root of many mental health conditions, behavioral problems in youth and criminal behaviors represents a huge step in establishing trauma-informed ...

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