Trauma-of-Racism-Report

The Texas Model is Defined by:▶▶Data-driven strategies;▶▶▶▶▶▶▶ Leadership development;▶ Culturally competent workforce;▶ Community engagement;▶ Cross systems collaboration;▶ Training defined by anti-racist principles;▶ An understanding of the history ofinstitutional racism and the impact oncommunities and communities of color.ConclusionStructural community conditions contribute to the oppressionexperienced by communities of color. Community loss createsan environment that compounds stress and results in barriers toeconomic and health parity with better resourced neighborhoods.By engaging caregivers and adolescents to identify areas of need,to prevent adverse conditions and to create potential solutions thatcan strengthen the adult protective shield, interventions, like theproposed MAPS, are poised to help researchers and policy makersalike to mobilize community-led action.None of the above interventions go far enough to address the rootcauses of systemic racial oppression at the core of the harmfuldisparities. However structural interventions can engage localcaregivers, youth, providers, system leaders, policy makers andresearchers in joint efforts to identity areas of need, prevent thestressors associated with community loss, and devise potentialsolutions that will strengthen community life and the adult protectiveshield. Instead of misplacing blame on individuals, community-leveldata combined with best practices and participatory approachescan begin to disrupt and transform systems that contribute toaccumulated social disadvantages and adverse living conditions.26