The term "trauma-informed care" and its practices are widely used among area nonprofits, advocates and activists. It's a broad term that can look different depending on the field it's applied in, but the core meaning remains the same: to make everyone involved feel safe, empowered and valued. "On a fundamental level, providing trauma-informed care is really recognizing that an individual has, more likely than not, had a history of trauma. Our objective in providing care is to prevent retraumatization by reducing triggers," Tim Black, White Bird Clinic's director of consulting, said. "I think that White Bird and CAHOOTS have been applying principles of trauma-informed care without necessarily having that vocabulary."