By Headwaters Headwaters has authored several books to help children and families process disaster-related grief and loss and develop coping skills. The books have been translated into over 15 languages and have addressed the earthquake in Haiti, the typhoon in the Philippines, Ebola in West Africa, trafficking and girls’ empowerment in Nepal, earthquakes and hurricanes…
READ MORE(she/her/hers) Education & Training: Stanford University, A.B. (Human Biology) University of Hawaii, M.A., Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) Los Angeles County & University of Southern California Hospital (Internship) Current Positions: Associate Research Psychologist, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, University of California Los Angeles; Professor, Santa Monica College Research Expertise/Interests: Race-Based Trauma; Post-Traumatic Growth; Culturally-Based Methodology…
READ MOREPriscilla Dass-Brailsford & Rebecca Hage Thomley Natural disasters occur suddenly and unexpectedly, but these relatively common events have the potential to cause severe community disruption, displacement, economic loss, property damage, death and injury, and profound emotional suffering. The traumatic consequences of disasters affect children psychologically, spiritually, cognitively, behaviorally, and socially with long-term impacts on their…
READ MORECarlos A. Cuevas, PhD I hope everyone is starting to enjoy the summer. As is often the case throughout the year, this is another period of transition for many of us. Changing schedules, changing routines, and changing activities. So, the first thing I want to mention in this issue’s column is the importance of self-care.…
READ MOREViann Nguyen-Feng Editor-In-Chief Dear TPN friends, The editorial team and I wish you a warm welcome to the Trauma Psychology News Summer 2024 issue, themed “Healing across the lifespan and generations.” Our cover art is Crazy Horse by Liza Haldane, member of the Nisga’a Tribe, a First Nation in what we now call Canada. Like…
READ MORETerri L. Weaver, Sophia R. McMorrow, Sydney L. Bell, Jeane Bosch, & Jintong Tang The SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 pandemic was a cataclysmic global event that overwhelmed healthcare systems, profoundly impacted healthcare providers’ mental and physical health (Magill et al., 2020), and brought racism, cultural and systemic disparities into hyper focus (Singu, Acharya, et al., 2020).…
READ MOREElizabeth K. Lee In the United States, approximately 1 out of 7 children is identified as having experienced child abuse within the past year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2022). In 2021, this equated to approximately 600,000 children (National Children’s Alliance, 2023). A recent report by UNICEF (2021), estimated that globally, around 80% of…
READ MOREElizabeth Carll Section Editor; Founder & Chair, Refugee Mental Health Resource Network To encourage international participation, the APA Trauma Psychology Division 56 has been providing an annual travel stipend to attend the APA Convention for international students who are citizens of developing countries and enrolled in a graduate psychology program in their home country or…
READ MOREA tri-essay collectionTraumatic Family and Hustle Culture by Minh D. PhanApocalyptic Anxiety and the Fragilification of Time by Robert D. StolorowTrauma-Informed Yoga as a Path to Trauma Healing by Monaé Weathington Traumatic Family and Hustle Culture by Minh D. Phan When I was between the ages of two and four, my parents sent me back…
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