HMC Architects' Daniel Perschbacher shares strategies for applying trauma-informed strategies in healthcare design.

Trauma has emerged as an important public health concern because it has long-term adverse effects upon physical and mental health. Trauma contributes to chronic health and behavioral health conditions ...

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 ...

Women with HIV most often die from preventable, trauma-related conditions like substance use and mental illness - not the ...

What is trauma-informed design, and why is it important? Trauma-informed design is about integrating the principles of trauma-informed care into design with the goal of creating physical spaces that ...

Trauma-informed care is in the details. It assumes people are people. And people experience trauma. Trauma informed care or TIC assumes that every person may have a history of trauma, so steps are ...

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 ...

Nearly 600 individuals trained in a two-day trauma-informed care course reported improvements in competencies related to knowledge and cultural awareness, and reported positive changes to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new committee opinion issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists encourages women’s ...