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We thank the following individuals for sharing valuable insights about their organizations’ trauma-informed approaches at the May 2023 Urban–Preservation of Affordable Housing roundtable: Allie Cannington from The Kelsey; Alejandra Cervantes Enriquez from MASS Design Group; Mai Dang from WinnCompanies; Sevara Davis, Felicia Dawson, and Julianna Stuart-Lomax from Preservation of Affordable Housing; Laura Rossbert from Shopworks Architecture; and Raven Willoughby from Enterprise Community Development. These insights informed the “What Makes Housing Trauma Informed?” and “What Organizations Are Adopting Trauma-Informed Housing Principles?” sections of this publication.

Errata

We updated this publication on March 1, 2024, to correct the name of MASS Design Group. We previously left out the word "Group" from the organization's name.

We corrected this publication on March 18, 2024, to clarify Enterprise Community Development's focus. Previously, we had described the work at Enterprise Community Partners, rather than Enterprise Community Development. The latter is a division of the former.

CREDITS

RESEARCH Anna Morgan, Alexa Kort, Jaya Dayal, Julianna Stuart-Lomax (Preservation of Affordable Housing), Susan J. Popkin

DEVELOPMENT Jerry Ta

EDITING Rachel Kenney and Lauren Lastowka