[…] cultural assessment with families having serious mental illnesses; and List examples of health literacy and person-first language principles. Session Three Healing the Wounds of Racial Stress and Trauma in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities Facing Serious Mental Illnesses and Serious Emotional Disturbances Watch this learning community session to explore four levels of racism: interpersonal […]
[…] likely to use emergency rooms or primary care rather than mental health specialists. These inequities are both caused and compounded by deep‑rooted factors like institutionalized racism, intergenerational trauma, and economic barriers. At the same time, stigma and cultural attitudes can make finding solutions even more complicated. I’d like to start by asking all three […]
[…] but members of Indigenous/Native communities also shoulder many burdens, including economic and political marginalization, education disparities, discrimination and mental health challenges rooted in a long history of trauma. Much of traditional Native life is organized around a deep respect for the land and the resources provided by “Mother Earth” to feed, clothe and shelter […]
I am a survivor of severe and repeated childhood trauma that I endured beginning when I was a newborn and lasting until I was 15 years old. The trauma caused me to form a condition known as dissociative identity disorder (DID), what was once known as multiple personality disorder. DID typically develops as a coping […]
[…] the non-Serbian populations. This war, which cost over 100,000 Bosnian lives, was one I was forced to bear witness to and live through. Surviving the War and Trauma After surviving the war and its atrocities, as well as the loss and pain I carry from it, my family and I were welcomed to our […]
[…] involve everyone." "Over a lifetime, approximately 5 percent of men and 10 percent of women are diagnosed with PTSD," Duckworth said. "Risk factors include the type of trauma, degree of exposure and any prior history of trauma. In most cases, there is a direct physical impact. Proximity in witnessing violent, life-threatening events also makes […]
[…] all of your adult life struggling with mental health conditions deserves special recognition. As like many individuals with mental health and substance use disorders, I am a trauma survivor. I spent my childhood being taught to hate myself. I know now it was just a parent transferring their self-hate to me, but at the […]
Intergenerational trauma is nuanced — there is no clear hero or villain, victor or victim.
[…] later, living in a body that has survived many suicide attempts, my heart battles between giving up and coping with the pain of a complex history. Processing trauma becomes even more complex when battling comorbid diagnoses. My borderline personality disorder (triggered and worsened by abuse), coupled with my bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder often […]
[…] of 60!) One of those things is becoming a children’s book author! I have finished two in a series of five books. My first is focused on bipolar disorder within a family. And my second is about trauma, I Need Dad and Dad Needs Me (a loving lesson about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for families).
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