Trauma-Informed Design // A Discussion with Ámbar Margarida of Spacesmith
This year, we’ve all experienced our fair share of trauma to say the least, with a cherry on top courtesy of one of the wildest presidential election nights in history. And because of this, many of us are yearning for calm – for a break in the tension anxiety that follows us around in every conversation, news article, and sick loved one we come across. Mental health experts are indicating that in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnoses and treatment of anxiety and depression – even post-traumatic stress disorder – are on a sharp incline. A growing body of evidence, provided by federal agencies and experts around the country, is showing that our mental health system isn’t able to keep up with the swift uptick in care needs. Pre-pandemic, the U.S. mental health system was already “vastly underfunded, fragmented, and difficult to access”, according to a May 2020 Washington Post …
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