What does trauma-informed care mean to people admitted to a forensic mental health and intellectual disability service? A reflexive thematic analysis.

Driven by research demonstrating the pervasiveness of trauma, forensic mental health (FMH) and intellectual disability services are increasingly adopting a trauma-informed approach to caring for patients. However, there has been limited attention to exploring what trauma-informed care (TIC) means to patients in these settings and what practices enable or restrict them in adapting positively after experiences of trauma. This study aimed to understand how TIC is conceptualized by people admitted to an FMH and intellectual disability service.