Introduction Leading within healthcare, mental health, and community services requires constant decision making. Leaders are managing staffing pressures, complex client needs, administrative responsibilities, and teams that regularly work in emotionally demanding...
Introduction Many organizations have invested significant time into becoming trauma informed. Policies have been updated. Staff have completed training. Mission statements reflect trauma informed values, and leadership recognizes the importance of creating safer...
Introduction Power is present in every healthcare interaction. Whether we acknowledge it or not, healthcare professionals often hold more authority, knowledge, and decision making influence than the people they serve. Most of the time this power is not intentional or...
Introduction When someone shares a traumatic experience, the moment matters. For many people, disclosing trauma involves risk. They may be unsure how the information will be received, whether they will be believed, or whether sharing will make them feel more...
Introduction When you work in mental health, addictions, healthcare, or frontline support long enough, the work starts to affect you. Sometimes it shows up as exhaustion.Sometimes it feels like emotional numbness.Sometimes you notice yourself becoming more reactive,...
Introduction Suicide risk is one of the most difficult areas clinicians navigate. There is pressure to assess accurately, respond appropriately, and make decisions in situations where there is often uncertainty. After a suicide attempt or death, the conversation...
