This lecture will discuss the concepts of trauma-informed care (TIC), why it matters, and that TIC is not simply a mandate to reduce seclusion and restraint rates. The speaker will review several models of care designed for acute care settings, from theoretical background to more practical implementation strategies. Attendees will learn specifics about seclusion and restraint data at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and learn about the challenges in gathering national data to benchmark. This lecture will describe how the pandemic and other confounders may have changed clinical practice of treating traumatized hospitalized youth, and potential ways to improve staff retention and family satisfaction.