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A (2017) Conversation With Dr. Stephanie Covington

We'd like to give you a chance to get to know Dr. Covington. Read below a 2017 interview from Trauma Matters. How did you first get into tra...
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The Need for Cultural Humility in Social Work Education

The DSM-5 includes an overview of environmental factors that contribute to post traumatic stress disorder, such as low socioeconomic status,...
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Slowing Down With Restorative Yoga

If you haven’t tried restorative yoga, why not? Do you know what you’re missing out on? Restorative yoga may be the easiest way to calm the ...
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A Journey Through Gender

Many children start to become conscious of their gender by the time they are two years old. They notice the differences between themselves a...
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Nonprofit Stories: Uplifting Voices

Last year brought many changes to the Consortium. Like most other offices, we closed our doors and spent the better part of the year working...
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Breath-Body-Mind: Uniting Evidence-Based Science with Ancient Wisdom

Mental Health professionals have long known that ancient practices such as meditation, breath-work, and yoga work well with conventional tre...
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The Weight of (My) Race: Black Women and Eating Disorders

"Black Women Are Leading this Civil Rights Movement" by Johnny Silvercloud is licensed with CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, vi...
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Measuring Trauma-Informed Care Across Sectors Part I: What & Why

Measuring Trauma-Informed Care Across Sectors Federal, state, and local governing bodies are increasingly mandating trauma-informed care (TI...
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No Trauma Left Behind

The collective trauma experienced across the globe in 2020 provided new insight into the debilitating effects of trauma. The coronavirus has...
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