Making Trauma-Informed Care A Scalable Reality
Trauma gets a lot of attention in health and human services. We know that one in six adults have four or more adverse childhood experiences (see Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences From the 2011-2014 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 23 States)1. Adults with disabilities are more likely to be victimized and 36% of women and 33% of men are victims of intimate partner violence (see Violence Against People with Disabilities Occurs at Alarming Rates2 and National Intimate Partner and …
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