Zero preventive trauma deaths. Is it possible, and do first responders hold the key to this lofty goal? Trauma accounts for at least 200,000 U.S. deaths per year. Recognizing this, in its 2016 report, ...

When social worker Jim Henry met the 7-year-old, she was living with an aunt after her mother died. The girl was struggling in school. Wasn’t sleeping. Had emotional issues. Henry drew two houses on a ...

I love to make things easy to remember and repeat, because our job requires us to remember more than we have the ability to. We all learned that the ABC acronym (airway, breathing, circulation) is the ...

Perhaps it’s a post-“Inside Out” phenomenon that animated films aimed at children need to tackle complex emotions or psychology, translating it into terms kids can understand. This is the case with ...

Recently, the concept of “trauma-informed” care has permeated many mental health agencies and clinical practices. It has become clear that many of the “symptoms” and presenting problems that bring ...