"It requires constant attention, caring awareness, sensitivity, and possibly a cultural change at an organizational level. On-going internal organizational assessment and quality improvement, as well as engagement with community stakeholders, will help to imbed this approach which can be augmented with organizational development and practice improvement," CDC, 6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed Approach.
“Trauma Informed Systems principles and practices support reflection in place of reaction, curiosity in lieu of numbing, self-care instead of self-sacrifice and collective impact rather than silo-ed structures.”
-Epstein, K | Speziale, K | Gerber, E | Loomis, B (2014)
Trauma Informed Systems Overview: https://traumatransformed.org/documents/TIS-Program-Overview.pdf
Trauma Informed Systems Model: https://traumatransformed.org/documents/TIS_Mode.pdf
"Both antiracist work and race-induced trauma can be mentally, physically, and emotionally draining. Radical self-care goes well beyond responding to extreme overwhelming experiences; it is an essential ingredient for health and sustenance in the lifelong battle against racism and white supremacy." Toolkit for Anti-Racism and Radical Self-Care