Searching for Solutions
As a former mayor of a mid-size city in Canada, I had a first hand account of the rise in social issues facing communities across North America. Searching for Solutions is about examining issues such as the housing crisis, homelessness, mental health, addictions and food insecurity to find disruptive solutions that are having a real impact. Each episode looks at an issue and features a guest that guides us through a problem to a solution. A great resource for people in communities looking how to make a difference at a time when many people are feeling helpless.
Searching for Solutions
Understanding the cause and effects of trauma
Learning about trauma and its impact on the human mind and body is a way to unlock understanding about the long term impacts of trauma. To gain a better understanding of the issues of addictions, homelessness and mental health, a trauma informed community approach has been gaining traction as a way to develop better programs and policies to help people
On this episode Lori Gill, founder of the Attachment and Trauma Treatment Centre for Healing Niagara , explains the impacts of trauma in a person's life and how trauma informed care is an important part of the healing process. We also talk about creating trauma informed communities and how this approach can help break down some of the barriers that have created the conditions for increases in addictions and homelessness.