Trauma-Informed Systems of Care

There has been increased interest in developing trauma-informed systems of care in recent years. First introduced by professionals in the 1980s and 1990s, trauma-informed care (TIC) was recently defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network leading the adaptation of this work across service systems. In the current article, the authors highlight how TIC principles have been applied in juvenile justice, child welfare, and integrated care systems. The authors emphasize the complexity of this work and underscore the importance of embodying anti-racist practices and principles throughout any trauma-informed systems change efforts.