To read more of Echo's blog post, please click here; Trauma-Informed Journalism . The power dynamic between journalist and trauma survivor is inherently unequal. Unlike survivors, journalists know and control the reporting process. They ask the questions, choose the quotes, and frame the story—often without any input from the survivor. Power and control (“agency”) are taken from the survivor during the traumatic experience; therefore, trauma experts agree, restoring agency is essential for...

To read more of the Times Editorial Board's opinion, please click here, Editorial: Palm Springs brutally displaced hundreds. They're finally getting a measure of justice Image source: Jason Armond | Los Angeles Times They were children when their families’ Palm Springs homes were bulldozed and burned as part of the systematic destruction of a community. Now they're in their 60s or older, and their loss is finally being acknowledged. The mostly Black and Latino families affected had found a...

Brigid McCaw, MD, MS, MPH, FACP and Edward Machtinger, MD, will be joined by Nicole Eberhart, PhD, for the presentation November 18, 2024, at Noon PDT, 1 pm MT, 2 pm CT and 3 pm ET. Continuing our series from the TIHCER Special Section on TIC in The Permanente Journal… Readiness for Trauma-Informed Health Care and uptake of ACEs Screening: Learnings from the California ACEs Learning and Quality Improvement Collaborative (CALQIC) We will present evaluation data from CALQIC, a 48 clinic and...