In health care and education, being “trauma-informed” has become a popular aspiration. As leaders, providers, educators, and individuals, to be "trauma-informed" is to recognize the pervasiveness of ...
Violence in our communities could be making some children feel unsafe. The trauma from those feelings could have life-long health impacts. Some schools in our area are taking a "trauma-informed" ...
What Does a Trauma-Informed Treatment Approach Look Like? Although we have a considerable amount of knowledge about how trauma and PTSD impact an individual, how we respond as care providers is ...
Law enforcement and groups who aid survivors of human sex trafficking made progress over the past decade by working together and adopting a “trauma-informed” approach, but the network of support to ...
During their intervention and enrichment period, Linda Reagan’s sixth grade students form a circle in their Trexler Middle School classroom and pass a mini basketball to determine whose turn it is to ...
Recent openings of trauma-informed counseling centers and updated research on childhood adversity are underscoring the importance of early, supportive interventions for children. Facilities like the ...
A Canadian study has found that older adults who endured severe childhood abuse, particularly sexual abuse involving threats or force, face a significantly higher likelihood of reporting a cancer ...
How the Center on Trauma and Adversity is pioneering new approaches that nurture healing and resilience—in classrooms, on campus and in communities across the country Ruth Bieber-Stanley understands ...
Rebecca Smith, 28, endured a series of sexual assaults between ages 17 and 21. When she became pregnant for the first time at age 23, she told her OBGYN about her traumatic past. The reaction ...
Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year-end Giving Guide. Abusers take advantage of ways that society fails Deaf people, says Tash Hansen-Day, project coordinator at Abused Deaf ...
Four commissioners have been appointed to the Commission of Investigation into the Handling of Historical Child Sexual Abuse ...