Can We Promote Safety After Mass Shootings?

November 15, 2022 0

James Halpern Emeritus Professor Founding Director, Institute for Disaster Mental Health SUNY New Paltz IN THE DECADE SINCE SANDY HOOK, there have been 948 school shootings with nearly 300,000 traumatized students on school grounds during […]

Call for Fellows

November 15, 2022 0

Fellows Committee Chair: Priscilla Dass-Brailsford pd227@georgetown.edu Phone: 202-706-5078 Fellow status in APA is given to those who have made unusual and outstanding contributions to the field of trauma psychology. Their distinguished contributions are the foundation […]

Chronic Illness & Trauma: Considerations for Diagnosing PTSD

November 15, 2022 0

Oyenike Balogun-Mwangi Section Editor: Shavonne Moore-Lobban SICKLE CELL DISEASE (SCD) is a congenital condition and blood disorder that, for many, is a lifelong struggle through illness, related stress, and subsequent trauma. Worldwide, 300,000 people are […]

Cultural Trauma & the Role of Therapists

November 15, 2022 0

José R. Rosario Section Editor: Antonella Bariani Peer Reviewers: Linda Zheng & Molly Becker THE HOLOCAUST, THE PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING, AND THE MURDERS OF George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Matthew Shepard are just some examples […]

Intergenerational and Historical Trauma

November 15, 2022 0

IN BRIEF Claire J. Starrs (Section Editor), Hannah Fraser-Purdy, & Vera Békés AN IMPORTANT FOCUS OF THE STUDY OF TRAUMA IS ITS INTERGENERATIONAL IMPACT. An increasing body of evidence indicates important mental health consequences on […]

Refugee Mental Health Resource Network

November 15, 2022 0

Elizabeth Carll, PhD Section Editor; Founder & Chair, Refugee Mental Health Resource Network THE 2022 RMHRN WEBINARS CONTINUED INCREASED FOCUS on international issues with international speakers. Since 2017, there have been 24 RMHRN webinars organized […]

Who’s Who

November 15, 2022 0

Ursula S. Myers (she/her/hers), PhD What led you to this field and career path? Originally my major in undergrad was elementary education, but then I took a stellar abnormal psychology class at UNM the end […]

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