Abstract
Individuals with histories of violence, abuse, and neglect from childhood onward make up the majority of clients served by
public mental health and substance abuse service systems. The greater the trauma, the greater the risk for alcoholism and
alcohol abuse, depression, illicit drug use, suicide attempts, and other negative outcomes. Clearly, we cannot begin to address
the totality of an individual’s healthcare, or focus on promoting health and preventing disease, unless we address trauma.
Trauma-informed care is now the expectation, not the exception, in behavioral health treatment systems.
public mental health and substance abuse service systems. The greater the trauma, the greater the risk for alcoholism and
alcohol abuse, depression, illicit drug use, suicide attempts, and other negative outcomes. Clearly, we cannot begin to address
the totality of an individual’s healthcare, or focus on promoting health and preventing disease, unless we address trauma.
Trauma-informed care is now the expectation, not the exception, in behavioral health treatment systems.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-4
- DOI 10.1007/s11414-011-9256-9
- Authors
- Linda Rosenberg, National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare, Washington, D.C., USA
- Journal The Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
- Online ISSN 1556-3308
- Print ISSN 1094-3412