Background: Trauma has significant effects on individuals' health. Nurses are well-
positioned to deliver trauma-informed care; however, there is a lack of trauma nursing …

Purpose Trauma-exposed persons often experience difficulties accessing medical care,
remaining engaged in treatment plans, and feeling psychologically safe when receiving …

Historically, dualistic healthcare systems have resulted in limited mental healthcare
provision within physical health settings, with service users reporting poor care specifically …

The emergency department (ED) is a difficult place for psychiatric patients. However,
individuals with mental illness often use the Emergency Department as a primary source of …

Background: Engaging in trauma-informed approaches in nonforensic mental health
settings improves therapeutic relationships, promotes healing, promotes posttraumatic …

Purpose Trauma-informed care and practice (TICP) has gained international attention since
the mid-1990s, but its recent adoption in Australia has been met with various barriers …

Background Complex trauma is a significant public health issue with detrimental health,
interpersonal and psychological impacts, which can impede client recovery and result in …

Study objective Patients with psychiatric conditions and/or substance use disorders (SUDs)
frequently seek care in emergency departments (EDs), where providing care for these …

Culturally safe healthcare is rapidly challenging previous notions of cultural competency or
cultural sensitivity in healthcare provision. The increasing number of vulnerable populations …

Background Geriatric hospital wards are highly medicalised environments with limited
opportunities for choice and control, and can be distressing for older survivors of …