2025/08/02 by Alexandra Health, Krista Schroeder · 1 voice
Health Professions · #Community Health and Development #Health Policy Implementation Science
paper · doi:10.31235/osf.io/bcna9_v1
openalex publication_date 2025/08/02 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
This article introduces the concept of the trauma-informed neighborhood as a systems-level planning framework rooted in neuroscience, environmental psychology, and spatial justice. Drawing on principles of trauma-informed care and emerging public health research, the paper describes planning strategies that prioritize nervous system regulation, co-located services, inclusive public and greenspace design, cross-sector collaboration, and argues that planning is a health intervention. Through precedent analysis and conceptual modelling, the trauma-informed neighborhood is proposed as a design and policy intervention, with planners as central actors. The article concludes with policy recommendations and regulatory tools to leverage planning for community healing and long-term resilience.