Protea Foundation

Protea Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, addresses women’s trauma recovery. Our goal is to restore trauma survivors to their full potential, using leading-edge, effective methods. We focus on women with developmental trauma. Throughout their lives, approximately 1 in 3 women—equivalent to 736 million globally—endure violence. This violence often begins early. Women face a 2 to 3 times higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to men. The root of this disparity lies in inadequate access to resources and opportunities for women to mitigate the negative effects of trauma. The Protea Foundation empowers communities by teaching accurate identification and facilitating access to effective treatments for PTSD and Complex PTSD. By focusing on women who experienced trauma in childhood, we can break the cycle of intergenerational trauma.