Trauma-Informed Design of Supported Housing: A Scoping Review through the Lens of Neuroscience.

ABSTRACT: There is growing recognition of the importance of the design of the built environment in supporting mental health. In this context, trauma-informed design has emerged as a new field of practice targeting the design of the built environment to support wellbeing and ameliorate the physical, psychological and emotional impacts of trauma and related pathologies such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). With high levels of prevalence of PTSD among people escaping homelessness and domestic violence, a priority area is the identification and application of evidence-based design solutions for trauma-informed supported housing. This study sought to examine the scope of existing evidence on the relationship between trauma, housing and design and the correlation of this evidence with trauma-info

SUBMITTER: Owen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9658651 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature