About the Movement

May is Mental Health and Trauma-Informed Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of the impact of trauma on the physical, emotional, and mental wellbeing of children, families, and communities.

Prolonged exposure to adversity, stress, and trauma - particularly in early childhood - can cause lasting harm and contribute to some of our nation's most pressing societal and health challenges.

When trauma becomes a normal part of life that is embedded in communities it can destroy hope and make the change process even more difficult.

Collaborative and comprehensive reform is needed across all systems and sectors of the United States to help heal us at the individual andcollective levels.