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fromPsychology Today
2 days ago
Mental health

Insights Into Suicide and Adverse Childhood Experiences

Adverse childhood experiences dramatically increase suicide attempt risk; preventing and treating ACEs and teaching protective factors can substantially reduce suicides.
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago
Mental health

Evaluating Adverse Childhood Experiences for Expert Testimony

Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences is crucial for understanding trauma's impact on health and wellbeing.
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Mental health
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

What's Driving the Suicide Crisis?

Suicide rates in the U.S. are rising due to intersecting factors; trauma-informed, culturally competent, and socioeconomically-focused interventions are needed to improve prevention and care.
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Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Storm at Dawn: Waking Up to Tension

Many people with anxiety or PTSD experience intense dread and physiological tension upon waking, making mornings a daily rehearsal of trauma that undermines safety.
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

How Immigration Policies Are Harming Mental Health

On March 15, 2025, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act-historically employed only during wartime-so that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) could immediately remove Venezuelan citizens alleged to be terrorists from the United States. That same day, ICE deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to El Salvador's Center of Terrorism Confinement, claiming he belonged to a street gang the administration had designated as a terrorist organization. These actions were part of Trump's movement to execute "the largest deportation effort in American history,"
US politics
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Using Stories to Treat the "Boy Crisis of 2025"

Narrative therapy and therapeutic storytelling help men access buried emotions, provide emotionally safe exposure to trauma, and strengthen adaptive neural networks for confronting wounds.
Mental health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The revolutionary prison program where men help each other put down their guns: Don't end up like me'

A peer-led mutual-help program helps incarcerated firearm offenders examine trauma, masculinity, and motives to foster healing and reduce future gun violence.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How Trauma Informed Care Can Change Your Medical Experience

Trauma-informed care is a healthcare approach that recognizes how past trauma can shape a patient's experience, prioritizing emotional and physical safety.
Public health
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Psychoeducation and Somatic Interventions for Sexual Trauma

Therapists must be trauma-informed and sexuality-literate to assist in the recovery of sexual trauma survivors, particularly addressing complex responses like fight, flight, freeze, and fawn.
Mental health
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