As schools engage trauma-informed design, don't confuse cozy vibes with care

Design is more powerful than we often realize. Trauma-informed design is the intentional creation of spaces that help people ...
Finance & Commerce

Ikea unveils “trauma-informed design” for supportive housing units

LIVE OAK, Texas — Ikea U.S. last week opened an in-store model of a permanent supportive housing unit built with sustainable materials and using the principles of trauma-informed design. The model, ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Building a bigger table for trauma-informed communities

Like millions of people, I have watched the daily stream of newspaper articles and media broadcasts about the Haitian immigrants living and working in Springfield, Ohio. During the Sept. 10 ...
ArchDaily

Form Follows Feeling: Trauma-Informed Design and the Future of Interior Spaces

Many architects and designers have highlighted the importance of taking into account all five senses during the design process, in order to create a successful user experience. Fortunately, many ...
WVXU

New homeless shelter for survivors of intimate partner violence is using 'trauma-informed design'

Artist's rendering of a typical apartment in the YWCA of Greater Cincinnati's new homeless shelter for survivors of intimate partner violence. A different kind of homeless shelter is taking shape in ...
Psychology Today

4 Steps Toward Building a Trauma-Informed Post-COVID Society

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as Americans prepare to return to their pre-pandemic routine, many will be returning to their regular lives with the psychological wounds of post-traumatic ...