Through a Trauma Lens: Transforming Health and Behavioral Health Systems - Paperback

by Vivian Barnett Brown (Author)

Through a Trauma Lens aims to understand and highlight successful examples of health, mental health, substance abuse treatment, and other service delivery systems that have implemented an integrated trauma-informed service model. This innovative volume draws on the author's first-hand experience working alongside a number of local and state organizations as well as a nationwide survey of notable trauma-informed models. Structured around illustrative case studies, chapters that correspond to stage of adoption, and strategies for cultivating staff support, this valuable new resource include examples and strategies to be applied in any treatment or service setting.

Author Biography

Vivian Barnett Brown, Ph.D. is the founder and former CEO of Prototypes: Centers for Innovation in Health, Mental Health and Social Services, a multi-facility, multi-service non-profit agency with services located throughout Southern California. Dr. Brown has more than 40 years of experience developing innovative, community-based services, including: community mental health centers; community health programs; substance abuse treatment services; mental health and specialized co-occurring disorders treatment; trauma-informed and trauma-specific services; domestic violence prevention and intervention services; HIV/AIDS outreach, prevention, and treatment services; and services for incarcerated women and recently released men, women, and youth.