Gun violence has created a large-scale cycle of trauma and fear that’s damaging Americans’ mental health, making children fearful of going to school and adults of going to public places, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in announcing a public health crisis Tuesday. Murthy’s report cites the mental health toll beyond direct victims in making the […]
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To ease the historic trauma of boarding schools with a new campus, the Salish School of Spokane found an unlikely partner: Catholic Charities
Jun. 23—Leaders of the Salish School of Spokane ducked under ponderosa pine boughs and maneuvered around thorny shrubbery as they planned a brand new campus earlier this month. A sweat lodge here, a meat drying rack there. Maybe the kids could scrape hides for their moccasins over there. In a quiet, forested area in west […]
‘Astonishing’ Absenteeism, Trauma Rates Root of Academic Crisis
Nearly 15 million children were chronically absent in the 2021-22 school year, doubling pre-pandemic numbers, and millions have lived through at least one traumatic experience, such as parent death or abuse. The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2024 Kids Count Data Book examines the causes driving the “astonishing” rates, resulting in bleak educational outcomes and disproportionately […]
Suspect arrested after person found dead in Southwest Baltimore on Sunday afternoon with signs of trauma
A male suspect was arrested in Southwest Baltimore on Sunday afternoon after a person was found dead with signs of trauma, Baltimore Police said. Officers responded to the 1800 block of Spence Street in the Morrell Park neighborhood around 3:15 p.m. as medics were performing lifesaving measures on the victim, police said. The victim was […]
Sandy Hook Survivors, Now 17 and 18, Reflect on Trauma While Growing Up and Their ‘Happy-Sad’ Graduation (Exclusive)
“Our friends, those who should be here … their loss doesn’t go in vain,” Matt Holden tells PEOPLE Anjelica Jardiel From left: Sandy Hook 2012 shooting survivors and 2024 high school graduates Henry Terifay, Grace Fischer, Emma Ehrens, Matt Holden, Ella Seaver and Lilly Wasilnak. Twelve years after the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting killed […]
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Widespread disrespect, abuse in maternity care leave mothers with lasting trauma
Victim transported to trauma center after Kaysville rollover crash
KAYSVILLE, Utah (ABC4) — One person has been hospitalized after a rollover crash in Kaysville on Wednesday. Crews from the Kaysville and Farmington Fire Departments responded to the single-vehicle rollover crash just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, on northbound Highway 177 near mile marker 5. READ NEXT: American Fork High honors grad who passed away from […]
Lasting Trauma Years After Districts’ Address Crackdowns
Soon after she had gone to jail for trying to get her children a better education, Kelley Williams-Bolar’s teenage daughter Jada confronted her mother with an accusation that will stick with her forever. “You’re not there for me,” said Jada, now 26. Like the rest of her family, Jada still struggles with her mother’s 2011 […]
What is birth trauma and how can you support new mothers following a traumatic birth?
Birth trauma is in the spotlight this week, with calls for a national plan to improve maternity care following a UK parliamentary inquiry into the topic. According to The Times, a report by the all-party inquiry, led by Conservative MP Theo Clarke and Labour MP Rosie Duffield, found “poor care is all frequently tolerated as […]
Trauma surgeons save Statesville officer wounded in Charlotte shooting, chief says
Trauma surgeons saved a Statesville police officer who was shot in his upper torso during Monday’s fatal attack on officers in east Charlotte, Statesville Police Chief David Onley said. Eight officers were shot outside a home on Galway Drive where they went to serve a warrant on 39-year-old Terry Clark Hughes Jr., police officials said. […]
Many Ukrainian Prisoners of War Show Signs of Trauma and Sexual Violence
KYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian marine infantryman endured nine months of physical and psychological torture as a Russian prisoner of war, but was allotted only three months of rest and rehabilitation before being ordered back to his unit. The infantryman, who asked to be identified only by his call sign, Smiley, returned to duty willingly. […]