Caregivers

Key Ingredients for Successful Trauma-Informed Care Implementation

2023-06-07T20:40:49-05:00

By Christopher Menschner and Alexandra Maul, Center for Health Care Strategies

Because of the potentially long-lasting negative impact of trauma on physical and mental health, ways to address patients’ history of trauma are drawing the attention of health care policymakers and providers across the country. Patients who have experienced trauma can benefit from […]

Key Ingredients for Successful Trauma-Informed Care Implementation2023-06-07T20:40:49-05:00

What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?

2023-06-07T19:46:45-05:00

By The National Institute of Mental Health

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. It is natural to feel afraid during and after a traumatic situation. Fear is a part of the body’s “fight-or-flight” response, which helps us avoid […]

What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?2023-06-07T19:46:45-05:00

InBrief: Early Childhood Mental Health

2023-06-07T19:04:19-05:00

Published by The Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University

The science of child development shows that the foundation for sound mental health is built early in life, as early experiences—which include children’s relationships with parents, caregivers, relatives, teachers, and peers—shape the architecture of the developing brain. Disruptions in this developmental process can […]

InBrief: Early Childhood Mental Health2023-06-07T19:04:19-05:00

At the Intersection of Autism and Trauma

2023-06-07T18:59:16-05:00

By Lauren Gravitz

Having autism can sometimes mean enduring a litany of traumatic events, starting from a young age. “We know that about 70 percent of kids with autism will have a comorbid psychiatric disorder,” says Connor Kerns, assistant professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. […]

At the Intersection of Autism and Trauma2023-06-07T18:59:16-05:00

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Autistic People

2023-06-07T19:00:26-05:00

By Dr Freya Rumball

The risk of PTSD is higher for groups who are more likely to be exposed to traumatic events. Research indicates that autistic people may be more likely to experience traumatic life events, particularly interpersonal traumas such as bullying and physical and sexual abuse. In the general population exposure to […]

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Autistic People2023-06-07T19:00:26-05:00

Afraid to sleep indoors: Child survivors of deadly quake left traumatized

2023-06-07T19:05:34-05:00

By  and , CNN

For victims in Syria, the earthquake is another crisis amid a devastating 12-year civil war. Children and families who were recovering from PTSD and ongoing trauma from the scars of war are back in […]

Afraid to sleep indoors: Child survivors of deadly quake left traumatized2023-06-07T19:05:34-05:00

How to Cope with Vicarious Trauma Caused by Videos of Police Brutality

2023-06-07T19:29:51-05:00

By Jade Hindmon, NPR

Many of us spent recent days thinking about the life of a man we never met. And yet, particularly for Black people, know very well. Tyre Nichols was our sons, brothers, fathers […]

How to Cope with Vicarious Trauma Caused by Videos of Police Brutality2023-06-07T19:29:51-05:00

The Effects of Racial Trauma on Mental Health: Deaths Captured on TV and Media

2023-02-08T00:18:25-06:00

National Alliance on Mental Illness

Racial tension is once again at a critical tipping point in the U.S. Many people have asked, “Why now? Why was the death of George Floyd the catalyst for this national […]

The Effects of Racial Trauma on Mental Health: Deaths Captured on TV and Media2023-02-08T00:18:25-06:00

Penn State Researchers Publish Study on Adolescent Recovery from PTSS

2023-12-05T21:29:31-06:00

By Melissa Krug

Children in the United States may be exposed to a high rate of adverse experiences that result in post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), which can appear as feelings of stress, fear and helplessness […]

Penn State Researchers Publish Study on Adolescent Recovery from PTSS2023-12-05T21:29:31-06:00
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