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# The Consortium Speaks

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 20 Sep, 2022  • 4 minute read

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### [Reimagining Mental Health Care by Focusing on Psychosocial Interventions](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/reimagining-mental-health-care-by-focusing-on-psychosocial-interventions)

 Psychosocial interventions — or psychosocial treatments — are various ways of addressing a person’s mental health challenges by looking at t...

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 6 Sep, 2022  • 3 minute read

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### [The Promise of Restorative Justice](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/the-promise-of-restorative-justice)

 When someone commits a crime that does harm to another person or community, something is broken that needs to be healed.

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 23 Aug, 2022  • 4 minute read

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### [A Trauma-Informed Approach to Youth Mental Health Issues](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/a-trauma-informed-approach-to-youth-mental-health-issues)

 Behavioral health professionals are working on the front lines of a youth mental health crisis as we cope with the stress, trauma, and losse...

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 9 Aug, 2022  • 3 minute read

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### [Liberation Psychology as a Counter Force to the Trauma of Oppression](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/liberation-psychology-as-a-counter-force-to-the-trauma-of-oppression)

 Can liberation psychology help people heal from community trauma? This groundbreaking interdisciplinary approach to psychology shows great p...

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 26 Jul, 2022  • 3 minute read

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### [Legacy Burdens: What We Inherit from Our Ancestors](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/legacy-burdens-what-we-inherit-from-our-ancestors)

 Humans are complicated. We all have unique strengths and challenges. We are shaped by our environment, our circumstances, and our communitie...

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### [Helping LGTBQIA+ People Heal from Trauma with EMDR Therapy](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/helping-lgtbqia-people-heal-from-trauma-with-emdr-therapy)

 How can moving our eyes from left to right in a therapy session reframe traumatic memories to become positive? Many behavioral health profes...

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 8 Jul, 2022  • 1 minute read

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### [TAG: Moving toward a trauma-informed and gender-responsive future](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/tag-moving-connecticut-towards-a-trauma-informed-and-gender-responsive-future)

 As our understanding of the interconnectedness of trauma and gender continues to grow and transform, so does the need to continue efforts to...

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### [Principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/reframing-unhelpful-thoughts-principles-of-cognitive-behavioral-therapy)

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### [Normalizing Screening for Intimate Partner Violence](https://blog.womensconsortium.org/healthy-relationships-normalizing-screening-for-intimate-partner-violence)

 Intimate partner violence (IPV), also known as domestic violence, is a serious issue for millions of people in the US. The Centers for Disea...

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