It can be incredibly difficult for kids and teens starting the school year while coping with a recent tragedy. How can teens and kids can support one another during a difficult time? What signs can ...

Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of rape and sexual assault. This story is part of our mental health series. Find out more here. When Karestan Koenen was working for the Peace Corps in ...

Healing from trauma is a journey that takes time, understanding and sometimes, alternative methods beyond traditional therapy. One powerful and increasingly recognized method is music therapy. For ...

Trauma can look different for everyone. It can arise after being in an accident, losing a loved one, experiencing natural disasters, witnessing something traumatic happen to someone else, and many ...

Part 3 of a three-part series. In our last post, we explored how childhood trauma adaptations, originally rooted in attempts to cope with painful early experiences, could have developed qualities and ...

Cognitive processing therapy (CPT) is an evidence-based psychotherapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Its goal is to help people process traumatic events while challenging and changing ...

As Brazilian author Paulo Coelho writes, “You drown not by falling into a river but by staying submerged in it.” This is an apt metaphor for how trauma impacts people, individually and collectively.

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. — Police officers are the ones who risk their lives every day to respond to the calls most people hope they never have to face. But for many officers, the danger doesn’t end when ...

Liza Barros-Lane does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

In 2026, mental health awareness emphasizes emotional resilience, with Moon signs offering insight into processing pain and trauma. Each zodiac sign's ...

Nursing is a fulfilling yet emotionally demanding profession, with extended hours, high-pressure situations, and regular ...

This past Friday, October 17, was World Trauma Day and it reminded me of how many children carry wounds too deep to process and how many adults feel unprepared to help them heal. As a result they ...