Clinician’s corner: STARS: An ecological blueprint for addressing racial stress in trauma-informed ‎practice in schools – Farzana T. Saleem, PhD and Emma C. Keller

by ISTSS Blogs | Jun 28, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

In a world where Black youth are shot for something as harmless and accidental as arriving at the wrong address to pick up their younger siblings, it becomes increasingly evident that we often fail to acknowledge the profound impact of racial stress and trauma. Ralph...

Trauma and Diversity: For the Women of Iran: Ideological-Based Trauma and the Fight for ‎Liberation – Amanda Khan, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 30, 2023 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

In September 2022 in Iran, Mahsa Amini was detained and beaten by morality police over an inadequate hijab. She had a few hairs edging out from behind her headscarf. She was later killed in police custody. After the story broke, Iran erupted in widespread protests...

SIG Spotlight: Addressing Traumatic and Minority Stress among Transgender and Gender ‎Diverse Individuals – Francesca Kassing, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Mar 30, 2023 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, SIG Spotlight, StressPoints

Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is an internationally recognized event held annually on March 31. The event seeks to bring awareness to the disproportionate rates of discrimination and violence experienced by transgender and gender diverse (TGD) communities, as...

How much do trauma-focused psychotherapies for PTSD improve interpersonal functioning? – Swerdlow, Baker, Leifker, Straud, Rozek, & Sippel

by ISTSS Blogs | Feb 9, 2023 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights

People with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) often report difficulties with “interpersonal functioning,” which we define as quality, satisfaction, and day-to-day functioning within close relationships, such as those with family, intimate partners,...

Trauma and Diversity: Ableism in Psychological Trauma Clinical Research ‎ – Amanda J. Khan, PhD ‎

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 29, 2022 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Over 70% of the population will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime (e.g., Benjet et al. 2016). This includes people with disabilities, who are disproportionately excluded from clinical treatment research that may help alleviate psychological trauma...

LGBTQIA+ Issues: Domestic Violence in the LGBTQ+ Community: A Silent Pandemic – Truc Vi Duong, MD, and Gino Mortillaro, MD

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 29, 2022 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

The history of violence against the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community has been originally tied to the notion of disparate identities. Stereotypes permeate popular perception associating homosexuality with criminal activity, mental...