Trauma, violence-informed primary care key to London hospital’s planned clinic

“It’s unique in that we are looking at trauma as an entity here, where often the outcome of difficult, traumatic events play out in different health ways,” McNair said.

Instead of focusing on an individual outcome of that trauma, such as addiction, “this program is identifying individuals with trauma and responding then to the unique needs of trauma survivors,” she said.

That includes helping them understand how that trauma is linked to their current health situation. People who experience significant early-life trauma come with a significantly higher risk of addiction and chronic health conditions later in life.

“One of the things we’ll study is, when we help people to understand that link and reduce some of that self-blame, does it lead to better outcomes?” she said.

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