Trauma-informed care (TIC) in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review of organisational implementation efforts.

ABSTRACT: Due to an increased awareness of the prevalence and impact of trauma, "trauma-informed care" (TIC) was developed as an organisational framework aiming to centre the needs of survivors of trauma. TIC proposes that organisations can reduce trauma exposure by embedding specific principles (e.g., safety and trust) at every level of an organisation, improving the organisation for both service users and providers. Recent reviews of TIC implementation efforts have demonstrated its use in diverse settings; however, studies are overwhelmingly situated in high-income, predominantly English-speaking countries. Rather than reflecting a lack of TIC efforts in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), these findings may be a result of the newness of the term TIC. To create a more inclusive evidence map,

SUBMITTER: Maiorano N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12720385 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature