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Trauma and Violence

Summary

SAMHSA addresses the impact of trauma on individuals, families, and communities as a behavioral health concern that requires a healing and recovery process.
What is Trauma?

SAMHSA describes individual trauma as an event or circumstance resulting in:

  • physical harm
  • emotional harm
  • and/or life-threatening harm

The event or circumstance has lasting adverse effects on the individual’s:

  • mental health
  • physical health
  • emotional health
  • social well-being
  • and/or spiritual well-being

 

Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2024). Trauma and Violence.