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The Trauma-Informed Neighborhood: A Planning Framework for Healing and Spatial Justice

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  • Heath, Alexandra
  • Schroeder, Krista

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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.

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  • Heath, Alexandra & Schroeder, Krista, 2025. "The Trauma-Informed Neighborhood: A Planning Framework for Healing and Spatial Justice," SocArXiv bcna9_v1, Center for Open Science.
    • Handle: RePEc:osf:socarx:bcna9_v1
    DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/bcna9_v1
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