How Trauma Informed Care Will Revolutionalize Health Care

Abstract

Patients, peers, family members, and friends have been traumatized. Research has shown that 1 in 5 Americans were sexually molested as a child, 1 in 4 were beaten by a parent so a mark was left on the body, 1 in 3 couples engage in domestic violence, 1 in 4 grew up with family members with alcohol problems, and 1 in 8 children witnessed their mothers being beaten [1]. Because of this very frequent trauma in childhood, it is important for health care professionals to be aware of the impact of trauma in childhood on adult life and to intervene appropriately. This article will address how to revolutionalize health care with trauma informed care.