What is Trauma-informed Care?

Trauma-Informed Care is a strengths-based framework that:

  • Is grounded in an understanding of and responsiveness to the impact of trauma.
  • Emphasizes physical, psychological, and emotional safety for both providers and survivors.
  • Creates opportunities for survivors to rebuild a sense of control and empowerment.

Hopper, Bassuk, & Olivet, 2010

  • It's likely that everyone has experienced an event that could be considered traumatic.
  • Many factors influence how a child or an adult will make sense of and cope with traumatic events.
  • Not everyone who experiences a traumatic event shows trauma symptoms or identifies with being traumatized.