What Immigrant Families from Central America Teach Us About Trauma and Healing

by lgrasser@med.wayne.edu | May 5, 2026 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, Trauma Blog Topics

Arlene Bjugstad, Jodi Berger Cardoso, Jessica Hernández Ortiz, & Jessica Borelli May 5, 2026   Families from Central America (e.g., El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras) often migrate to the United States under conditions of extreme hardship. Violence, political...

Systematic review highlights the current state of knowledge on first-line posttraumatic stress disorder treatments among LGBTQ individuals

by lgrasser@med.wayne.edu | Mar 24, 2026 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, Trauma Blog Topics

Marley Warren & Lia J. Smith March 24, 2026   LGBTQ individuals experience stressors related to their identity--including stigma, microaggressions, and violence--that increase their risk for the development of a variety of mental health concerns (e.g., Lu et...

Interested in serving as a reviewer for NIMH? – NULL

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 14, 2023 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, News, StressPoints

The NIMH is interested in expanding the pool of scientists that we engage to review applications submitted to our Institute. We are especially interested in including scientists whose participation can help to enhance diverse perspectives on our review panels and who...

Grief-enhanced trauma-focused evaluation and management for underserved at-risk ‎adolescents – Naser Ahmadi, MD, PhD, Child Trauma SIG Chair

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 14, 2023 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

The increasing prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), especially during and after COVID-19, is a major public health crisis in the U.S., with a 16-25% prevalence of PTSD in youth (Murata et al., 2021). PTSD is associated with increased neurovascular...

Student perspectives: Treatment considerations for the internal experience of minority ‎stress and trauma – Abigail Dopico, MS & Luca Hartman, MS

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 14, 2023 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Evidence has overwhelmingly shown that those who identify with marginalized groups in society may experience mental health-related issues at heightened frequency and with greater symptomatology. This is attributed to minority stress theory, which highlights the...

Clinician’s corner: A call for ground-up and trauma-informed approaches in the development of ‎alcohol interventions for North American Indigenous Peoples – Nicole H. Weiss, PhD & Nichea S. Spillane, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 13, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Alcohol is a primary determinant of health disparities facing North American Indigenous (NAI) peoples of the United States and Canada, including American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and other Native Pacific Islander peoples in the United States, and First...