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How a healthy work culture helps trauma survivors
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How a healthy work culture helps trauma survivors

Payal Sharma, Liza Barnes and Neeraj Rao
2026
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Abstract

Psychic trauma Work environment
A large percentage of individuals have experienced adverse childhood events that can cause troublesome psychological and behavioral issues in adulthood. Positive workplace experiences and managers who attend to employee well-being in specific ways can help all employees thrive. Such environments, facilitated by a set of evidence-based tools for leaders, may be particularly powerful in helping adult survivors of childhood trauma break old patterns and thrive.

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