Articles for Collective Trauma

Understanding Palestine’s colonial, intergenerational trauma from a mental health perspective
1 year, 1 month ago

Understanding Palestine’s colonial, intergenerational trauma from a mental health perspective

The Hindu  

In Palestine, trauma does not sit alone with the individual, and it does not lie idle in the past. The late Eyad El-Sarraj, founder of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme, said in 2005 that the psychological effects of Israel’s occupation of Gaza, and of violence in Palestine, have created a “learned helplessness”. Dr. Samah Jabr, head of the Mental …

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You may feel secondary trauma from mass shooting coverage. Therapists discuss ways to cope
1 year, 11 months ago

You may feel secondary trauma from mass shooting coverage. Therapists discuss ways to cope

LA Times  

News coverage of mass shootings can be a source of what experts call secondary trauma. “Symptoms are your body’s way of communicating that there’s an issue happening,” clinical psychologist Amanda Seon-Walker told The Times last year. When we read and watch the news after a mass shooting — Buffalo, Laguna Woods and Uvalde last year; and now Monterey Park in …

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We're All Coping With So Many Collective Traumas At Work Right Now
2 years, 6 months ago

We're All Coping With So Many Collective Traumas At Work Right Now

Huff Post  

mathisworks via Getty Images There's a name for all this: Cascading collective trauma. “One of the best ways we can intervene with the effects of cascading trauma is creating space for more rest,” Boykin said, noting that rest is not just about naps or a vacation, but also could mean detoxing from news for a while, or volunteering and reconnecting …

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How Is Collective Trauma Different From Individual Trauma?
3 years, 9 months ago

How Is Collective Trauma Different From Individual Trauma?

Huff Post  

Boy_Anupong via Getty Images Understanding collective trauma can help you work on your mental health during difficult times. “Individual trauma is a traumatic event that happens to a person, whereas collective trauma happens to not just a small group of people but society,” said Dan Reidenberg, a mental health expert and executive director of Suicide Awareness Voices of Education. “Collective …

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