A case study by Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning Jason Reece presents the I Am My Brother’s Keeper (I Am MBK) program as a model of trauma-informed youth community development. The program, implemented in Columbus, Ohio, illustrates the importance of supporting the emotional health of youth as a form of planning for emotion.

Planning literature has traditionally viewed issues of emotion and trauma through the lens of therapeutic planning (Sandercock, 2000 & 2004). Emerging from the field of public health, Trauma Informed Community Building (TICB) focuses on community development strategies that acknowledge and address the source of contemporary environmental trauma (Weinstein et al. 2014). TICB is a form of community planning that seeks to empower, restore hope and foster a sense of agency, while addressing critical community stressors.

“Planning for Youth Emotional Health in Unruly Environments: Bringing a Trauma-Informed Community Building Lens to Therapeutic Planning”
By Jason Reece

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