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Annual Program of the Trauma Work Group in the NGO on Mental Health at the United Nations Knowing and Not Knowing About the Climate Crisis: Through the Lens of Trauma and Dissociation. Irit Felsen The […]
May 2022
Announcing New Fellows
Section Editor: Priscilla Dass-Brailsford The Fellow’s Committee is pleased to announce the newest Fellows of Division 56. Drs. Brand, Kerig, Morrisette are new Fellows to APA and the Division of Trauma Psychology. Dr. Marotta-Walters is […]
A Hospital-Based Program’s Efforts to Fill the Gap in Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking
C. Nicole White, Katherine Robichaux & Nancy Herrera HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A CRIME OF EXPLOITATION involving the use of force, fraud, or coercion (Administration for Children & Families, 2017; Wilks et al., 2021). Examples include […]
Advocating for Peer Counseling Programs at Universities
Sarah M. Schenk AUGUST OF 2020, I ARRIVED IN NEW YORK CITY to begin my studies toward an MA in Clinical Psychology. I had calibrated my expectations toward a different university experience, one in which […]
Psychological wounds inflicted on ICU workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
Denise Carballea WORLDWIDE, EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE WORKERS have responded and adjusted to the increased workload and demand across all healthcare provisions. The intensive care unit (ICU) is a setting where staff members are already at risk […]
Children Living in Times of War
Claire J Starrs & Rachel J Grohbrugge WHEN ADULTS FIGHT, CHILDREN SUFFER. This is never more true than during armed conflict. Of the approximate 43 million Ukrainian population, 8.75 million are aged between 0-19 years […]
Promoting Mental Health in Veterans with Multiple Sclerosis
Beatrice Lee Section Editor: Emre Umucu WHILE ALMOST ONE MILLION INDIVIDUALS in the United States have multiple sclerosis (MS; National Multiple Sclerosis Society [NMSS], 2022a), there is no accurate estimation of prevalence or incidence for […]
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network
Elizabeth Carll Section Editor; Founder & Chair, Refugee Mental Health Resource Network THERE IS AN ONGOING NEED for mental health experts to work with refugees, immigrants, and internally displaced peoples (IDPs) which appears to be […]
Trauma and Health: The Human Condition
Anna Kharaz & Emily Lapolice WHEN WE EXPLORE ANY INQUIRY INTO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA—in the fields of medicine and mental health, as well as public policy and advocacy, we are talking about the human […]