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Cyclone Tracy reshaped Darwin and marked a turning point in Australia’s approach to disaster resilience.
We found teenagers who’d had traumatic experiences by age 12 were more likely to be vaping regularly at 15.
The child protection system didn’t protect Bundjalung Widubul-Wiabul woman Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts – it removed her from a loving family. Her book is a reality check.
Treating all adversity as inherently negative does a disservice to children and their ability to develop adaptive coping mechanisms that can protect them in future cases of adversity.
New research finds that marmots who experience adversity early in life have a lesser chance of survival.
The impact of wars on children is vast and multifaceted. The trauma inflicted is enduring and will shape the rest of their lives — and by extension, the societies in which they and we live.
Charmaine Papertalk Green sifts through the violent, traumatic colonial archive, to know more about her Old People. It’s heartbreaking work, but a sliver of information can make a world of difference.
Depression can severely hinder the ability of refugees to rebuild their lives and integrate into host communities.
Health and wellbeing are greatly affected by extreme weather events. New research into how people and systems responded after Cyclone Gabrielle shows how we can react better to future emergencies.
We can’t isolate human misery from its broader context. But while adverse environments play a role in the youth mental health crisis, culture is crucial too.
Makeshift memorials are public expressions of private mourning in response to trauma and tragedy.
Somatic therapies go further than understanding that emotions like stress can affect physical health. People are guided to bring awareness to their body and explore how sensations may be released.
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy, or EMDR, can help patients process painful memories and reduce anxiety and depression stemming from those events.
Both are traumatic life events for the prospective parents and family. But the terms can be confused.
If the idea of pausing felt helpful early in the pandemic and intolerable by its end, it may be helpful to reflect on notions of pausing that are more speculative or meditative.
Lucia Osborne-Crowley’s intrepid trauma-informed journalism put her ahead when reporting on Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial – in terms of access to the courtroom, victims and understanding the role of memory.
Grande left her fans confused and concerned when her voice drastically changed during a podcast episode. But there was a method to the singer’s modulation.
Around one in three women experience traumatic childbirth and one in 25 women develop post-traumatic stress disorder as a result – here’s what changes need to be made.
Adverse outcomes post-trauma are most likely experienced by those who’re isolated, blamed for their own misfortune, or displaced or disconnected from their family or community
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Yale University
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Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing, University of Sydney
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Counseling Psychologist, Catholic University of Eastern Africa
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Chair of Clinical Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Associate Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Science, York University, Canada
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology & Justice, Co-leader of the Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit (SVRPU), University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Child Psychiatry, University of Leicester
