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Provider Tips for Promoting Health Equity

Friday, January 28, 2022 - 15:07

Addressing health inequity requires a collaborative effort between many levels of the health care system (i.e., patient, community, provider, hospital, government). However, behavioral health providers and researchers can implement strategies that promote health equity at their level of care.

Coping with Grief and Trauma During the Pandemic

Mental Health - Grief and Trauma COVID-19 Pandemic

Monday, December 6, 2021 - 09:48

As a result of this collective pandemic experience, more of us have experienced loss, both expected and unexpected. How do we manage these feelings of grief and trauma when we are faced with seemingly endless rounds of uncertainty, doubt, and fear?

The Aching Red: Firefighters Often Silently Suffer from Trauma and Job-related Stress

Thursday, August 19, 2021 - 07:10

More often, people have heard about PTSD in the context of war, with combat-exposed veterans. While combat veterans often return to the normality of the civilian life after deployment, the job of firefighters, police officers and emergency medical services workers involves regular, routine exposure to all types of traumas, for years and decades of their careers.

Coping with Disasters and Traumatic Events

Kathariya Mokrue, PhD

Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 15:27

Emotional responses of witnessing and experiencing disasters, mass violence, and traumatic events can vary from person to person.

The Aching Blue: Trauma, Stress and Invisible Wounds of Those in Law Enforcement

Arash Javanbakht, MD

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 15:48

Steve has served as a police officer for 24 years, including being a SWAT team member for years. He and I have worked together on his traumatic experiences. He has told me that in a given day a police officer might have to deal with two to three overdoses and do CPR.

Wildfire Anxiety - Relaxation Tips

Jennifer Shannon, LMFT

Wednesday, September 23, 2020 - 11:37

A muffled crack of thunder, followed by a flash of light that lit up the bedroom wall. Then another, louder CRACK! I had been lying in bed awake since 1AM, for three hours, my husband next to me, deep asleep. But now the wind was pushing violently against our windows, and I woke him up.

Persistent Trauma of Systemic Racial Inequities and the Perils of COVID-19

Mbemba Jabbi, PhD and Kathariya Mokrue, PhD

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 15:30

Racial and related inequities have immensely traumatized Black and Brown citizens of the United States for centuries.

Hidden Inequalities: COVID-19’s Impact on our Mental Health Workforce

Soo Jeong Youn,PhD, Torrey A. Creed,PhD, Shannon Wiltsey Stirman, PhD, Luana Marques, PhD

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 12:47

In an already challenged, and often under-resourced mental health care system, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health needs across the globe^1,2.

Responding to COVID-19 Distress in the Face of Socioeconomic Disparities

Mayte Forte, Alison Chavez, Bryan Balvaneda, Lorraine U. Alire, and Dr. Lizabeth Roemer

Friday, April 3, 2020 - 15:18

As many in the United States (US) stay home and practice social distancing to protect themselves from COVID-19, individuals from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds face heightened barriers and risks.

How to Cope with Trauma After an Accident

Dominique Apollon, MEd, LPC

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 - 10:33

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2016 alone, there were an estimated 7,277,000 police reported traffic accidents in the United States.

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