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Hello Trauma Awareness Community!

The importance of incorporating racial equality into trauma informed care is discussed in this brief from the Center for Health Care Strategies.

TAKEAWAYS:

• Racism is trauma and should be treated as such in any comprehensive trauma-informed care framework.

• Trauma-informed care requires a nuanced understanding of not only how trauma impacts the lives and care of patients, but the root causes behind that trauma.

• This brief offers practical considerations to help health systems and provider practices incorporate a focus on racial equity to enhance trauma-informed care efforts. It draws from the experiences of two federally qualified health centers — the Stephen and Sandra Sheller 11th Street Family Health Services in Philadelphia and Bread for the City in Washington, D.C.

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