Trauma Inform Care

Putting Trauma-Informed Practice First

Recognizing the negative impact of trauma on health is just the first step for health care organizations in better addressing the care needs of patients who have experienced trauma. Adopting trauma-informed approaches to care can equip health care organization with tools to more effectively address the needs of these patients. To be fully effective, trauma-informed care must involve both organizational practices and clinical practices. Organizational practices reorient the culture of a health care setting to address the potential for causing trauma in patients and staff, while trauma-informed clinical practices address the impact of trauma on individual patients.