I might be about to post something controversial for some and upsetting for others (so choose whether today is the day to read on) BUT anecdotally, I have lost and witnessed way too many people with early (and I mean early 0 -3) trauma (birth separation, movement between carers (especially outside of the family) and of course abuse, neglect and unavailable adults (through a multitude of systemic AND individual reasons). There are many studies that corrobate this. Many. Not just the Adverse Childhood Experiences study, which many interpreted as deterministic and with suspicion. However, now I'm using the medical model as a patient, Trauma Informed understanding is dependent on the person rather than any kind of systemic approach. I said controversial as I understand that the system has been resource starved and is incredibly fragmented (rendering the ability to cross communicate across the system almost impossible). The medical model NEEDS more than any sector to systemically work within a trauma informed framework. Where I experienced a service on its way to operating within what I might consider closer to a TI framework was yesterday having chemotherapy: one to one individualised care, safety, an understanding of the importance of a settled nervous system, explaining everything that was happening, first names, listening, eye contact, concern for me AND they were full on catching up on bank holiday closures. So, my quest, can the research regarding health outcomes be taken more seriously in how we then systemically improve the adults that the child becomes in medical model settings? Disclaimer: I'm using the medical model for the first time, having spent a lifetime attempting to mitigate what the research went on to demonstrate which is that early traumas affect our health early in adult life stopping smoking, not drinking, removing processed food, exercise. The demographic for the cancer that I have starts at over 65. I'm 53. #trauma #traumainformedcare #medicalmodel