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Trauma and the workplace

With 70 percent of people having experienced trauma worldwide, the impacts of trauma are already prevalent in every workplace. Learn how trauma may be impacting your workforce and get strategies to build a culture of support, healing, and growth.

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Working in spaces that ignore or minimize the effects of trauma can negatively impact workplace productivity, feelings of safety, employee turnover, and more. Because of this, taking the time to create a trauma-informed workplace can be one of the most impactful things you do for your organization.

In this guide:

  • Learn more about trauma and its potential impact in the workplace
  • Understand the key elements of a trauma-informed workplace
  • Discover eight strategies leaders can use to provide support to employees

Warning: This content contains references to gun violence and traumatic events.