Research Methods: Elevating LGBTQ+ Individuals Voices Through a Mixed-Methods Approach – Román Ronzón-Tiardo, MA, Ines Cano-Gonzalez, MA, & Ruby Charak, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Dec 2, 2021 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Individuals with diverse and multiple marginalized identities are often underrepresented in psychological research, and it is crucial to fill this gap in the literature and provide insight into the different contextual factors affecting these populations (Roberts et...

Trauma and Diversity: Housing Insecurity and Trauma Exposure among Veterans: Understanding Health and ‎Functional Impact from an Intersectional Lens – Ryan Holliday, PhD and Shawn Liu, LCSW

by ISTSS Blogs | Sep 30, 2021 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Addressing the psychosocial impact of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and housing insecurity remain top priorities within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Indeed, the VA has made substantial gains in addressing these factors. For example, from 2010...

President’s Message – Eric Bui, MD, PhD, ISTSS President

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 29, 2021 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

I hope everyone is spending as nice a summer as you can despite the ongoing health crisis. I would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of the importance of having a diverse organization and to share a few steps that ISTSS has taken toward diversifying our...

Trauma and Diversity: Race-Based Stress for Black People: Impacts and Treatment Directions – Tanya Hunt, Richard Valencia, Melinda Joseph, Bita Ghafoori and Lynn C. Waelde

by ISTSS Blogs | May 27, 2021 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Race-based stress is the psychological distress linked to experiencing racism or a racial discriminatory act (Plummer & Slane,1996). Carter et al. (2013) linked race-based stress “to a person’s emotional and psychological reactions and its subsequent...

Trauma and Diversity: Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles Operationalized through the Trauma-Informed ‎Care (TIC) Framework – Lauren Ng, PhD, and Archana Basu, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Apr 1, 2021 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

The past year has been one of loss and upheaval for millions of people, particularly for people who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC). The syndemics of racism and COVID-19, one chronic and the other acute, have left a trail of trauma, grief and stress...

Trauma and Diversity: The Bidirectionality of Trauma and Social Determinants of Health: A Call for Enhanced ‎Conceptualization of Intersectionality – Ryan Holliday and Alisha Desai

by ISTSS Blogs | Jan 28, 2021 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Editor’s note: For more information on this topic, see ISTSS’ free webinar recording, Trauma from an Intersectional Perspective, and scroll down for additional resources from the presenters. A burgeoning body of trauma research has emerged over the past...