Since my day-job focuses on trauma and violence, my off-the-clock reading tends towards fantasy and science fiction. I tell people this is my escape, though fantasy and science fiction often reflect back our day-to-day world in stark and profound ways. I was reminded of this recently while reading Jacqueline Carey’s Starless. Starless opens as you meetContinue reading ““Starless” and the non-fiction reality of violence against women: #couldbemetoo”
Monthly Archives: July 2019
Launching New Study: Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Blows to the head are common among women experiencing intimate partner abuse (IPA), as documented in recent research nationally (e.g., Corrigan, Wolfe, Mysiw, Jackson, & Bogner, 2003; Wilbur et al., 2001) and from the Traumatic Stress Studies Group (Gagnon & DePrince, 2017). Despite prevalence data, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and IPA have received scant policyContinue reading “Launching New Study: Intimate Partner Abuse (IPA) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)”
Supporting Survivors of Sex Trafficking
With the widely-reported sex crimes charges against Jeffrey Epstein, people are talking about sex trafficking and expressing outrage. We need to harness those conversations and that energy to work towards ensuring that our communities are prepared to respond to the trauma-related needs of sex trafficking survivors. Here are a few lessons from a study involving in-depthContinue reading “Supporting Survivors of Sex Trafficking”
Trauma Research Notes 