Healing the Community with Fr Paul Abernathy

Dr. Toy sits down with Father Paul Abernathy, an Orthodox Christian priest and Iraq War veteran who leads the Neighborhood Resilience Project in Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Father Paul explains why he witnessed more chronic trauma on local streets than he ever did deployed in a military war zone. He introduces his groundbreaking ‘Trauma-Informed Community Development’ framework, operating mobile trauma response RV units on active shooting scenes, and leveraging communal love over traditional clinical models.