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What Is A Traumaversary And How Can It Affect Us?

MQ Mental Health

A traumatic event is something that happens to us that causes us harm. This harm could be physical, emotional, or psychological. Experiences like this may mean some people develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder also known as PTSD or cPTSD ( complex post traumatic stress disorder) symptoms. What is a traumatic event?

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Addressing Veterans’ Mental Health: An Overview

Relias

Before we discuss how your organization can help this population, let’s review the most common mental health conditions that veterans face after they leave the military: PTSD, depression, and suicidality. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) An estimated 7% of veterans are diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetimes.

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Finding Help on Self-Injury Awareness Day in Chicago

Gateway Foundation

In some cases, they can also lead to cutting and self-inflicted harm. Self-injury is more common than many people realize, mainly because those who struggle with it tend to hide this behavior. It’s essential to bring awareness to this topic, inform others about it and offer help to those dealing with self-harm.

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Building Organizational Resilience for Behavioral Health Providers

Relias

Just as individual practices like self-care can ground you through hardship, building organizational resilience can help your clinicians and staff weather hard times. When clinicians experience burnout, they may have weaker boundaries, harming clients through effects like counter-transference.

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Mental Health Check-in

Abuse Survivor

I think anyone would under my circumstances of life plus debilitating PTSD symptoms. I have to remember that I wake up with a certain amount of stress and accept that I’m not running around like someone that doesn’t have PTSD so I need to give myself a break. I will work on my patience and self compassion this week.

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Women Working In Mental Health Research

MQ Mental Health

Professor Emily Holmes, MQ founding trustee Women Creating Revolutionary Treatments In 2016, Dr Jennifer Wild (UK) developed a treatment for PTSD in healthcare workers that has a 90% success rate in reducing symptoms. MQ has been catalytic for what she’s done and what she’s done is catalytic not only for Uganda but far beyond.”

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The Impact of Collective Trauma and How Behavioral Health Organizations Can Help

Relias

Individuals affected by collective trauma may also exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, or other mental health disorders. Individual healing from collective trauma is a deeply personal journey that requires self-awareness, self-compassion, and resilience.