Through the lens of the DC Safe Babies, Safe Moms (SBSM) Women’s & Infant Services program at Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Rooting Resilience brings to you the key principles and considerations for building a trauma-informed collaborative care team to reduce health disparities in communities with complex medical and psychosocial needs. Specifically, the session will break down the five key areas of success for building multi-disciplinary teams, including: (1) building connection within diverse care teams; (2) recognizing systemic barriers to trauma-informed approaches; (3) learning the brain science of implicit bias, trauma, and resilience; (4) Integrating self-care practices; and (5) assessing and acknowledging progress. We will bring real-world examples and applications of how to implement this approach, specifically in non-traditional and non-mental health settings.