Published In

The Permanente Journal

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-2024

Subjects

Primary Care Systems, Primary care (Medicine), Health services adminstration

Abstract

A large body of research demonstrates that experiences of trauma, especially when they occur in the absence of safe, stable, nurturing relationships (SSNRs) and environments— known as protective factors— interrupt healthy development and predispose both children and adults to the most common causes of physical and mental illness and early death.1,2 Because minoritized and low-income populations are exposed to more trauma and have access to fewer protective factors, they experience higher rates of trauma-related health and social problems and severe disparities in health.1–4 Primary care clinicians increasingly recognize the role that trauma plays in the health and well-being of their patients. Many nonetheless feel they lack the knowledge, skills, resources, and time to effectively address the causes and consequences of trauma. There also is little recognition that primary care, itself, can be a protective factor.

Rights

Copyright Information © 2024 The Authors. Published by The Permanente Federation LLC under the terms of the CC BY-NC- ND 4.0 license https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/.

DOI

10.7812/TPP/23.109

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/41424

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