Us as a Community and BUSINESS

Justice-Focused

Oppression is commonly traumatic. Violence is widely traumatic, whether it is interpersonally or internationally.

Living in an unjust world increases trauma, illness, and inequity. We are not saying all illnesses would be cured in a just world; we are saying there would be a lot less suffering and stress/ trauma compounded illnesses.

Injustice like racism, poverty, sexism, ableism, and all other forms of oppression are public health issues. So as health professionals, it is part of our work to address these systemic harms.

If and when we work together, we welcome and encourage your questions and thoughts about this and justice topics important to you and your communities.

TRAUMA-INFORMED

Trauma-informed practices have revolutionized the health field. It acknowledges that the harm we experience greatly impacts if and how we move through the world; especially in mental health services. Additionally, harm and trauma are much more common than previous frameworks of healthcare did not account for.

Some major principles of trauma-informed services (SAMSHA, 2014) are:

Safety
Transparency
Peer Support
Collaboration and Mutuality
Agency, Voice, and Choice
Cultural, Historical, and Gender as Context

Honoring Culture

We engage in cultural humility and intersectional frameworks. We also honor that everyone has nuanced and personal relationships with their cultures and how they may interplay with each other like race, class, and sex. As of 2024, this framework as led to us working with 80% of our clients being BIPoC and 88% of them being LGBTIA+.

Contextually critical, our communities have their histories with health, specifically mental health sciences, and services. Each community and era have their history and abuses done to them by the medical-industrial complex. This commonly can impact our engagement and disengagement with healthcare.

Economic & DISABILITY Justice

Healthcare is a human right and should not just be afforded to the rich. Over 55% of our clients receive either free or significantly reduced fees to receive therapeutic services. Additionally, many of our clients as with most trauma survivors are disproportionately disabled/ chronically ill.

Additionally, we want to address our clients and other community members’ accommodation needs. Please email us if you have any specific needs or questions.