Cheat Sheet
Trauma-Informed Care
Updated -
July 17, 2020
5 Minute Read
Key Takeaways
- Trauma has significant and enduring negative impacts on patients’ health outcomes and is often an underlying barrier to effective self-management.
- Trauma-informed care requires that health care organizations make a cultural shift and equip care teams to address existing patient trauma. They must also adjust policies to avoid inadvertently re-traumatizing patients.