---
title: Trauma-Informed UI (retired)
author: Luana Micheau
canonical: https://www.luana.systems/glossary/trauma-informed-ui
first-cited: 2024
updated: 2026-07-24
status: retired
---

# Trauma-Informed UI

**Retired as a peer framework.** Trauma-aware interface patterns now
live inside [Care-Conscious Design](https://www.luana.systems/glossary/care-conscious-design).

*Originally coined by [Luana Micheau](https://www.luana.systems), 2024.*

## What changed

Trauma-Informed UI was framed as a component library for psychological
safety under interrupted conditions. That design-system claim is no
longer maintained. Keeping it as a main thesis pillar overstated what
was actually shipped.

## What remains

These patterns still matter, and they sit inside care:

1. **Safe exit** — the way out stays visible
2. **Consentful reveal** — sensitive media and data wait for opt-in
3. **Absence over silence** — missing values are named as missing

Field chapter for cognition under interruption:
[Care Under Load](https://www.luana.systems/writing/care-under-load)

## Citation

For current work, cite Care-Conscious Design:

Micheau, L. (2024). "Care-Conscious Design" [Framework].
https://www.luana.systems/glossary/care-conscious-design

This page remains so older links resolve honestly.