Bridge Conference 2019

Trauma-Informed Care is an approach to working with people that understands, recognizes and responds to the impacts of trauma. Trauma is not isolated to survivors of domestic violence or Veterans. No one is immune to the impact of trauma, but it is certainly experienced by youth facing major setbacks. Often, teen of color trauma survivors can be re-traumatized by well-meaning providers. Becoming ‘trauma-informed’ recognizes that youth of color experience many different types of trauma in their lives and their responses vary. By orienting our organizations, environments, services, and day-to-day interactions around the impacts of trauma, we create a safe and healing space for youth which leads to powerful voices.