Trauma as a burden and weight on shoulders - symbolized by word Trauma on a steel ball to show negative aspect of Trauma 3d illustration

Trauma-Informed Design: What is it?

In viewing trauma through a wider lens we see its detrimental impact.
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A More Equitable Society Requires We Address Our Own Implicit Bias

A More Equitable Society Requires We Address Our Own Implicit Bias

Avoiding implicit bias starts with a conscious knowledge it exists within you.
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Pre-Traumatic Stress: What’s Next?

Pre-Traumatic Stress: What’s Next?

At our state capitols and in the Washington, D.C. area, countless individuals are coping with what could happen (and what could have happened) between January 6, 2021 and Inauguration Day on January 20.
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Creating a Safe Workplace During COVID-19

Creating a Safe Workplace During COVID-19

This short story illustrates applying trauma-informed design to an office coping with reopening during the COVID-19 pandemic. The techniques used in this fictional setting come from a variety of sources.
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COVID-19 Messaging in Somalia: Unplug to Connect

COVID-19 Messaging in Somalia: Unplug to Connect

People in developing countries often contend with a range of ongoing stressors from active conflict, post-conflict transition, fragile governance structures, and economic uncertainty to name a few.
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Healthcare workers face diverse and growing on-the-job stress exposures

Other Than Burnout, What Hurts For Healthcare Workers And Learners?

Clinicians and other healthcare workers, as well as trainees and students, face diverse, cumulative, and synergistic toxic exposures that can lead to distress.
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