Implementing Trauma Informed Care in Pediatric and Adult Primary Care Settings

Health policymakers and practitioners increasingly recognize trauma as an important factor that influences health throughout the lifespan. By incorporating trauma-informed approaches to care into their practice settings, provider organizations can more effectively care for patients and support efforts to improve health outcomes, reduce avoidable hospital utilization, and curb excess costs.

This webinar will highlight innovative strategies for implementing trauma-informed care in both pediatric and adult primary care settings. Dr. Nadine Burke-Harris of the Center for Youth Wellness, will share how her San Francisco-based organization screens for and treats childhood trauma. Dr. Edward Machtinger of the Women’s HIV Program at the University of California, San Francisco, will describe how his primary care clinic has implemented a trauma-informed approach for a complex adult patient population.

Health care providers, administrators, policymakers, health plans, and other interested stakeholders are invited to join this 90-minute webinar. The webinar series, made possible by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, is a product of Advancing Trauma-Informed Care, a national initiative aimed at understanding how trauma-informed approaches can be practically implemented across the health care sector.

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