Trauma-informed care is woven into the fabric of FPGROC’s approach to case management, but what is trauma-informed care and how is it related to racial equity? Throughout January we’ll be drawing from Day 7 of the United Way’s Racial Equity Challenge: From Trauma to Healing.

Racial equity related trauma-informed care begins with understanding how racism and racial oppression are traumatic for People of Color:

“Racial oppression is a traumatic form of interpersonal violence which can lacerate the spirit, scar the soul, and puncture the psyche.”
-Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD

ACTION & QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION

Practice asking: “What happened to you?” rather than “What is wrong?”
Consider a time when you attributed a negative behavior to a person rather than what they might have experienced: how could you think or react differently in a similar situation in the future?
If your community and/or school are racially segregated, has this resulted in fewer interracial friendships? What are some of the consequences of missing out on cross-racial friendships?
Check out these articles by Hardy and Williams. What resonates with you in the articles? What feels uncomfortable?
Follow along on social media for further engagement!