ArticleBMC health services research2025
Designing a trauma informed service to deliver trauma therapy with people experiencing homelessness: a qualitative study.
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- Improving post-traumatic stress symptoms in homeless-experienced women using narrative exposure therapy: a single-arm, open pilot study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
- Dying younger, dying of overdose: gendered and age dimensions of mortality and shelter service access among individuals experiencing homelessness in Toronto, Canada.BMC public health · 2026Article
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backgroundPeople who are homeless experience an increased prevalence of traumatic events, including childhood trauma, trauma related to being homeless, and structural trauma. It is important to consider trauma in the delivery of health services for this population. Using a trauma-informed care approach is one way to ensure that a service or program takes into consideration the effects of trauma. The aims of this study are to describe how best to design a service to engage people experiencing homelessness in a trauma-focused therapy as well as detail what trauma-informed care would look like in this setting.
methodsWe conducted a series of qualitative interviews about how to design a trauma-informed trauma therapy for people experiencing homelessness and their perspectives on different principles of trauma-informed care. Thematic analysis was used to identify, analyze and report themes identified in the data.
resultsWe conducted 12 in-depth interviews (8 women, 4 men) with people who were currently peer support workers with lived experience of trauma and homelessness. We identified themes to design a trauma-informed service including low-barrier access, communication strategies, meeting people's needs, and how to engage and retain people in the service. We also identified themes related to how people with lived experience understand the principles of trauma informed care. DISCUSSION: The findings from this study provide insight and practical recommendations for designing and implementing a trauma-informed therapy tailored for people experiencing homelessness. The findings here shed light on the lived experience perspective of trauma-informed care principles, adding nuance to our understanding of what it means to be trauma-informed.
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