About the Movement

May is designated as Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Awareness Month, spotlighting the crucial need to understand trauma's profound effects on the physical, emotional, and psychological health of individuals, families, and communities.

Chronic exposure to adversity, stress, and trauma, especially during the formative years of childhood, can inflict enduring damage and fuel some of the most severe societal and health-related challenges we face today.

In communities where trauma is a pervasive and accepted part of everyday life, it can erode hope and complicate efforts towards positive change.

A united, widespread approach to reform, encompassing all facets of American society and its systems, is essential to foster healing on both personal and communal levels.