Frontiers in Public Health
Reframing trauma recovery for public health: introducing the recovery assemblage framework
Psychological trauma represents a major global health challenge, with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) contributing to long-term difficulties in mental and physical health, relationships, and wellbeing. Despite this, dominant models of trauma recovery are largely grounded in biomedical and individualized paradigms, and prioritize linear pathways focused on symptom reduction and therapeutic outcomes. Such approaches risk locating responsibility for recovery within the individual, overlooking the broader social, …