One of the great strengths of the community sector is that it involves a diverse group of people who come from all kinds of backgrounds, both in our workplaces and for the people we?re working with.

Trauma-informed care is a compassionate and empowering approach that acknowledges the impact of trauma on individuals? lives ? and seeks and believes in a better future for everyone in our care. By ...

We often think of trauma as something tied to war, natural disasters, or violent events. But for many people, trauma shows up in a quieter place: the exam room. Whether you’re undergoing surgery, ...

Design is more powerful than we often realize. Trauma-informed design is the intentional creation of spaces that help people ...

Community Care Inform’s guide explains how to apply the five principles of a trauma-informed approach to your social work practice Photo: Adobe Stock / blacksalmon This article presents a few key ...

Maayan Aviv, CEO, American Friends of NATAL, is a nonprofit leader with 15+ years of experience, driving impact in mental health treatment. When trauma hits, it impacts all parts of an individual’s ...

People with addiction are addicted to changing the way that they feel. Both drugs of abuse and addictive behaviors reliably and predictably change the way a person feels by stimulating the reward ...

Adolescence has always been a sensitive developmental stage. Research and field experience point to alarming increases in ...

Trauma does not knock before entering the workplace. It can arrive suddenly – through a fatal accident, a violent incident, a colleague’s burnout or death – or gradually, through chronic stress, ...