"The National Alliance on Mental Illness bills itself as ” the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental...
"For survivors of domestic abuse and trauma, the work toward healing and recovery requires envisioning another world — a better world they may not have known ever existed. "Through an Empowerment Through Art class at SPIRITT Family Services in...
"The state appeals court has ruled that a member of the clergy is not required to report child abuse when a church member seeks confidential guidance. "The published opinion by a three-judge Michigan Court of Appeals panel was released Thursday...."...
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Over the last 20 years there has been increasing recognition of the role that psychological trauma plays in a wide range of health, mental health and social problems. When people think of trauma, they think about experiences like war and the diagnosis...
"In Germany, children can attend forest kindergartens and spend the entire day outside. In Japan, mothers encourage kids to fight with pretend swords or guns. And in Scandinavia, kids nap outdoors . "Those are broad strokes, but by and large,...
"The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced an additional investment of $15 million in the Models for Change: System Reforms in Juvenile Justice initiative. The additional funding will be used in part to establish a new Models...
[Must-read article with accompanying articles that sum up the importance of how to respond/'treat' trauma.] "Granting the Purple Heart is just the first step in fully legitimizing and addressing PTSD. We also need systemic reform of the VA and a better system for providing the long term clinical treatment that its casualties deserve. But awarding the medal in cases of PTSD will accomplish one essential goal: giving the respect and acknowledgement to those who are suffering from...
"This month, preschoolers will become the latest group of Americans to feel the strain of the sequester , the automatic $1 trillion in budget cuts that were allowed to go into effect early this year. "The National Head Start Association,...
"To help survivors overcome their trauma, UN Women is supporting a community healing project being run by the Somalia Youth Development Network (SOYDEN). The director of the project, Adan Bare, recalls seeing Hoda sitting at the back...
"A new study led by Tel Aviv University researchers finds that the Holocaust education trips Israeli high school students. "About a third of the psychiatric professionals surveyed in this pilot study said they had treated teenagers for psychological...
"The outcomes of our social behavior are clear and present just about every minute of every day — in fact, many of us publish them online rather obsessively (thanks, Facebook; thanks, Twitter). But the biological sources guiding these...
"In my opinion, recovery from formative trauma requires recognition of both our wounds and the strengths that grow out of them. Of course, believing that early horrors can germinate into positive qualities seems to risk excusing mistreatment of...
"There is a new pilot program that lets victims of domestic violence bring their cats to a shelter in Brooklyn. "The program is called PALS, which stands for People and Animals Living Safely. "The Urban Resource Institute is first to implement the...