To be ?trauma?informed? involves a number of scientifically grounded elements that focus on safety, emotional intelligence, connection, communication, resilience, and healing. We now know that many of the individual problems and social challenges that exist for trauma survivors were originally developed as attempts to cope with overwhelming experiences of relentless stress, toxic stress, and traumatic stress. Research has demonstrated that a majority of people in the United States will experience a traumatic event at some time in their lifetime. In urban areas, the rate of exposure is even higher.