Note: This article discusses serious topics pertaining to trauma. Although some psychological wounds heal into scars on their own, others require careful tending. Each individual’s needs and ...

Trauma can happen to anyone, anytime, and the mental, physical, social and emotional effects of it can last a lifetime. Trauma can be a significant barrier in many areas of healthcare, as it often it ...

I had an experience during a routine medical screening that had me, a psychotherapist, reflect on the need to trauma-informed care in the medical field. Here are my thoughts.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently updated the Rules of Participation to require that long-term care facilities provide trauma-informed care to residents. Failure by LTC staff to ...

An agency connected with UPMC Health Plan has received a grant from the state to help the social service, behavioral health and criminal justice systems in Blair County become more attuned to ...

“My daughter is so petrified; she’s terrified of needles. I don’t know where it came from.”—parent of an 11-year-old girl with cancer in Afraid of the Doctor: Every Parent’s Guide to Preventing and ...