In health care and education, being “trauma-informed” has become a popular aspiration. As leaders, providers, educators, and individuals, to be "trauma-informed" is to recognize the pervasiveness of ...

A Canadian study has found that older adults who endured severe childhood abuse, particularly sexual abuse involving threats or force, face a significantly higher likelihood of reporting a cancer ...

Violence in our communities could be making some children feel unsafe. The trauma from those feelings could have life-long health impacts. Some schools in our area are taking a "trauma-informed" ...

Recent openings of trauma-informed counseling centers and updated research on childhood adversity are underscoring the importance of early, supportive interventions for children. Facilities like the ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and experts say conversations about keeping children safe are more important ...

These courts in L.A. and elsewhere operate on models built around male patterns of addiction and accountability. Hawaii tried ...

Law enforcement and groups who aid survivors of human sex trafficking made progress over the past decade by working together and adopting a “trauma-informed” approach, but the network of support to ...

What Does a Trauma-Informed Treatment Approach Look Like? Although we have a considerable amount of knowledge about how trauma and PTSD impact an individual, how we respond as care providers is ...

The NMT assessment process includes considering the nature and timing of a person’s childhood adversity, including abuse, neglect and exposure to violence; past and present relational and ...

Rebecca Smith, 28, endured a series of sexual assaults between ages 17 and 21. When she became pregnant for the first time at age 23, she told her OBGYN about her traumatic past. The reaction ...

Superintendent Stephanie Love’s eyes were glued on her students eating in the cafeteria. The sixth graders chatted with cafeteria staff while grabbing their lunches. Those who already had food talked ...