Building resilience through trauma-informed care

In this episode, Dr. Kimberly Blair, a psychologist at Western Psychiatric Hospital, and Dr. Lyndra Bills, senior medical director at Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, discuss the ways that trauma and anxiety have affected people as our lives shifted as a result of the pandemic.

How can trauma-informed care and trauma-informed systems of care help to build resilience? Listen in

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Are you experiencing a crisis or are concerned about a loved one?

  • Residents of Allegheny County can call resolve Crisis Network which provides crisis counseling for a variety of issues, at 1-888-796-8226, or click here.
  • Learn more about The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, by clicking here.
  • For help with addiction, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s hotline at 1-800-662-4357, or click here.
  • For help with a mental health crisis, reach National Alliance on Mental Illness by dialing 988, or click here.
  • To reach UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital and UPMC Western Behavioral Health, call 1-877-624-4100, or click here.
  • UPMC Health Plan members can learn more about behavioral health programs, tools, and resources, by clicking here.
  • To learn more about Community Care Behavioral Health, click here.
  • What doctors wish patients knew about trauma-informed care, from the American Medical Association.
  • What is trauma-informed care? Read this brief from Harvard Health Publishing.

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Guest Speakers

Dr. Kimberly Blair

Dr. Lyndra Bills

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