Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Chair The surge in crisis-affected migrants seeking asylum and refugee resettlement globally has demonstrated the increased need for mental health/psychosocial support. When the Refugee Mental Health Resource Network (RMHRN) and Database began […]
Irit Felsen, PhD This year’s annual meeting of the Trauma Working group took place on February 14thand was entitled “The Fight for the Suffering “Other”. The program provided a valuable opportunity to hear from colleagues […]
Dr. Ani Kalayjian Mission: At Meaningfulworld, the ultimate goal is to prepare a generation of conscientious individuals who are guided by love, peace, passion, and meaning.Meaningfulworld is dedicated to fostering a meaningful, peaceful, and just world […]
Award for Media Contributions to the Field of Trauma Psychology
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Award for Media Contributions to the Field of Trauma Psychology
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Research has demonstrated that individuals who are female and/or from diverse backgrounds are subject to higher rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) than their majority counterparts. The rates of PTSD in the general population are […]
By: Elizabeth Carll, PhD & Vincenzo Teran, PsyD To encourage international participation, the APA Trauma Psychology Division provides an annual travel stipend to attend the APA Convention for international students who are citizens of developing countries […]
Awards Committee Report By: Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D. & Vanessa Simiola, Psy.D. The Awards Committee is responsible developing a slate of candidates for the Awards, and deliberating on the final award recipients. The Awards Committee […]
By: Diane Elmore Borbon, PhD, MPH, Erin Hambrick, PhD, Jessica Lambert, PhD, and Christopher DeCou, PhD Trauma psychologists often have the desire but lack accessible and meaningful mechanisms to engage in policy activities. On August 1-2, […]
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