Systems Mapping for a Trauma-Informed, Healthy, and Thriving Rural Eastern North Carolina

This presentation provides a comprehensive view into Edgecombe County. It includes historical context of systems that have culminated into the present systems, and the assessment of need that led to the systems mapping project and subsequent interventions.

Within the presentation is context at accessible levels on the impacts of trauma and ACEs. It also includes the foundation and framework of systems thinking: details and different forms of feedback loops, the process of community-led systems mapping, outcomes, and an evaluation system. The information provided guides the audience through all stages of the process and provides relevant context and the basis for need.

The presentation makes the concepts of systems mapping accessible. It could be beneficial in generating stakeholder buy in, providing education on the concepts and processes of systems mapping, and as an implementation guide.