Do No Harm: A Media Code of Conduct for Interviewing Trauma Survivors
Reflections from a trauma specialist and survivor.
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The Indelible Memory of Assault
Research suggests that victims like E. Jean Carroll tend to remember their assaults vividly. I know because I'm one of them.
Is Generation Z More Scared Than Earlier Generations?
The messages they're getting in the media are terrifying—and the sustained sense of real threats could leave this generation with psychological scars.
What Detention Does to the Women Fleeing Violence in Central America
For many victims of domestic violence, being detained by customs or border enforcement agencies can re-open or exacerbate past traumas.
Are Active Shooter Drills Harming More Than They’re Helping?
Some teachers have reported being shot with pellet guns and experiencing ongoing trauma after the drills, yet the effectiveness of the training is unproven.
The Psychological Aftermath of Surviving School Shootings
The recent Parkland student suicides call attention to the long-term effects of school shootings on mental health, academic performance, and economic achievement.
Trigger Warnings Do Not Work, New Study Finds
Participants who saw trigger warnings before reading or watching upsetting content felt as negative afterwards as those who did not.
‘The Only Way We’re Going to Stay Whole’: Writer Pam Houston on Finding Solace in the Rocky Mountains
The author discusses her latest book and explains why she has hope for the Earth.
How Mass Shootings Impact the Mental Health of Survivors
After the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, California, here's what research can tell us about the tragedy's effects on mental health.
Emily Jungmin Yoon Explores Trauma Across Borders and Generations
Yoon's debut poetry collection draws together contemporary political critique with tales of the comfort women conscripted into sexual slavery during World War II.