Dr. Amber D. Chapman-Gray

06/15/2026

Check out my latest article, published by the MSI Business Leadership Council and linked through *The Praxis Journal*: “The Misbranding of the Doctor of Behavioral Health: Reframing DBH Clinical and Management Practice for Integrated Healthcare, Quality Improvement, and Public Health Leadership.”

This piece offers a candid look at the Doctor of Behavioral Health degree, including both the Clinical and Management pathways, and explores why the DBH remains underused, misunderstood, and underrecognized across healthcare, public health, and human services systems.

Rather than viewing the DBH as a therapy-adjacent degree, this article reframes it as a systems-facing, solutions-focused doctorate with strong application in integrated care, quality improvement, population health, behavioral health leadership, and service delivery reform.

For employers, educators, healthcare leaders, and DBHs themselves, this article invites a needed conversation: How do we better name, classify, hire, and deploy Doctors of Behavioral Health in the spaces where they are already prepared to lead?

Read the full article at the MSI Business Leadership Council:
https://fellow.msicertified.com/articles/the-misbranding-of-the-doctor-of-behavioral-health-reframing-dbh-clinical-and-management-practice-for-integrated-healthcare-quality-improvement-and-public-health-leadership

06/13/2026

New article announcement.

My latest article, **“DBHs in Management: Integrated Healthcare Solutions for Public Health Domestic Violence Prevention Campaigns,”** is now featured through the **MSI Business Leadership Council** and highlighted in **The Praxis Journal**.

This article examines how Doctors of Behavioral Health in Management can help strengthen domestic violence prevention efforts through integrated healthcare, public health strategy, trauma-informed systems, Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, and my 4E model: Efficiency, Efficacy, Empathy, and Equity.

Domestic violence prevention requires more than awareness. It requires organized systems that educate, connect, measure, respond, and improve.

Read the article summary through **The Praxis Journal**, with a direct link to the full article hosted at MSI Business Leadership Council.

https://drchapmangray.com/category/the-praxis-journal/

or directly at:

https://fellow.msicertified.com/articles/dbhs-in-management-integrated-healthcare-solutions-for-public-health-domestic-violence-prevention-campaigns

06/12/2026

Did you know that local and county government entities in California have no standard protections for data collection and storage in the state of California? In an age of breakneck data collection and surveillance, this is unacceptable. Tell the CA Senate to pass AB 1337 now.

Did you know that local and county government entities in California have no standard protections for data collection and storage in the state of California? Today, the amount of sensitive data being collected and stored on citizens is massive, and will only continue to grow exponentially with the i...

06/12/2026

**𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝: 𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐅𝐀𝐋𝐋**
By Dr. Amber D. Chapman-Gray

A new **𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝** is now featured on **The DV Health Nook** at Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services Corp.

**𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥** follows a late-night shelter experience that reveals how trauma can speak through behavior, memory, repetition, and fear, especially when children do not yet have the words to explain what they have survived.

This story offers readers a glimpse into the realities of shelter work, the importance of trauma-informed observation, and the power of consistent reassurance in helping survivors and children begin to feel safe again.

After reading the story, don’t forget to review the **𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚-𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬** and **𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬** included at the end.

Read **𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥** now on **The DV Health Nook**:
gettraumainformed.com

**𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠:** This article discusses domestic violence, child trauma, serious injury, and threatening language.



https://gettraumainformed.com/resources/the-dv-health-nook/

06/07/2026

New publication announcement.

I am pleased to share my new article, “Fourth-Wave Terrorists: Biblical Fundamentalism... Rise, Decline, and Psychological Implications,” published in the Encyclopedia of Religious Psychology and Behavior.

This work examines religious terrorism, biblical fundamentalism, authoritarianism, psychological implications, and the broader behavioral science questions surrounding extremist ideology.

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-38971-9_1511-1

— Dr. Amber Deneén Chapman-Gray, PhD, DBH

06/01/2026

A Pride Month Letter to the Public

From Dr. Amber D. Chapman-Gray, CEO
Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services Corp

Pride Month is joy, visibility, history, resistance, and survival. No human being should live in fear or terror. No one should be attacked for holding the hand of someone they love. No one should be beaten because they are LGBTQIA+

It is a shame that parts of our society have to be reminded that the existence of marginalized communities is NOT up for debate. People have a right to live and not do harm to others, because they may not be like you. People who commit violent hate crimes against others hated their own existence first. I say to this, seek help. But do not hurt others. People being their authentic selves should not trigger you to violence.

Visibility should never place a target on someone’s back.

As a violence prevention and intervention organization, Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services Corp recognizes LGBTQIA+ safety as a public health issue, a violence prevention issue, and a legal issue. Hate crimes, harassment, threats, outing, stalking, intimate partner violence, and coercive control all belong in the prevention conversation.

This month, we honor Pride by doing more than celebrating. We practice prevention.

That means naming hate when we see it. It means interrupting dehumanizing language before it becomes violence. It means protecting survivors without forcing disclosure. It means believing LGBTQIA+ victims when they ask for help.

Pride is not only about being seen. It is about being safe while seen.

To every LGBTQIA+ person reading this: you belong. You are loved. You deserve safety, dignity, protection, and peace. Your right to live and exist is not up for debate.

Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services Corp remains committed to violence prevention, intervention, and the right of all marginalized communities to live free from harm.

Celebrate fiercely. Celebrate safely. Happy Pride Month. 🏳️‍🌈

05/23/2026

Doctors of Behavioral Health bring something powerful to healthcare, human services, and trauma-informed systems: the ability to connect people, practice, policy, and implementation.

A DBH in Management is not only trained to understand behavioral health. They are prepared to serve as an Integrated Healthcare Systems and Change Agent, helping organizations improve coordination, strengthen provider workflows, support evidence-based practice, and build systems that are more responsive to the real needs of the people they serve.

Because better care does not happen by accident. It requires leadership, training, collaboration, and systems that are designed to work together.

At Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services Corp., we believe integrated care is not just a model. It is a commitment to better systems, stronger communities, and healthier lives.

Need integrated care? A DBH will be there.

Gray’s Trauma-Informed Care Services Corp.
Trauma-Informed Education | Provider Training | Systems Change

(Aarons et al., 2011; Reeves et al., 2017)

05/10/2026

Some stories stay with you forever.

A Voice on the Stairway is a haunting and deeply human story about survival, coercive control, intuition, and the realities many survivors face when leaving abuse. Told through the lens of victim advocacy work, this narrative reflects the fear, resilience, and hope that exist within domestic violence intervention.

To read the full story, visit gettraumainformed.com and click on the DV Health Nook. From there, explore Stories from the Field to find A Voice on the Stairway.

Because behind every statistic is a survivor, a story, and a reason why advocacy matters.



https://gettraumainformed.com/resources/the-dv-health-nook/

05/10/2026

Now Available in The Praxis Journal

“Doctors of Behavioral Health Applied Practice in Violence Prevention Systems: A DBH Management Approach”

This applied practitioner article explores the evolving role of Doctors of Behavioral Health (DBHs) within violence prevention and intervention systems. Grounded in integrated care, trauma-informed practice, population health management, and systems leadership, the article examines how management-focused DBH professionals contribute to healthcare education, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement, and victim and survivor-centered service delivery.

The article also explores the application of Lean Six Sigma principles, integrated behavioral healthcare models, and trauma-informed organizational strategies within modern violence prevention environments.

Research. Practice. Systems Change.



https://drchapmangray.com/doctors-of-behavioral-health-applied-practice-in-violence-prevention-systems-a-dbh-management-approach/