Understanding Why Trauma Matters

Now that we’ve come to some shared understanding of trauma, let’s look at why trauma matters? Pemberton et al (2021) do a great job of explaining the prevalence of trauma within our society. Let’s read pages 184-185 of the following reading and come back to discuss. Note down any interesting statistics. What did you think about while reading?

• Let’s discuss. Share some of the thoughts you had while reading and think about personal connections as we talk.