Trauma and Diversity: Responding to Violence in Places of Worship through a Trauma-Informed Lens – Sophie Brickman, BA

by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 24, 2020 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Editor’s note: The epamphlet on mass disasters, trauma and loss is also available in Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. For more information see the JTS virtual issue on trauma in the context of mass shootings and ISTSS briefing paper on hate-based violence. Violence...

Biological Perspectives: Racism-Based Stress, Chronic Inflammation and Health Outcomes – Jack C. Lennon, MA

by ISTSS Blogs | Nov 24, 2020 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

Stress-related diseases (SRDs) are a group of conditions comprising of some of the most impactful and life-threatening diseases, ranging from cardiovascular disease and stroke to Alzheimer’s disease. While we possess an understanding of the various pathologies...

How Patterns of Victimization Among LGBTQ Individuals Impact Mental and Physical Health – Francesca Kassing, Ph.D., Tracy Casanova, Ph.D., James A. Griffin, Ph.D. and Lara M. Stepleman, Ph.D.

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 22, 2020 | Clinical Issues and Treatment, Diversity and Multicultural Issues, JOTS Highlights

It is well-known that LGBTQ individuals are at elevated risk for violent victimization (Friedman et al., 2011; McKay et al., 2017) and often experience greater health disparities (McKay, 2011) compared to their non-LGBTQ counterparts.  It is also important to...

Understanding Economic Impacts of Policies that Further Traumatize Immigrant Children – Joey Mattingly, PharmD, MBA, PhD, Theresa Betancourt, ScD, MA

by ISTSS Blogs | Aug 13, 2020 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, International and Global, JOTS Highlights

Approximately 33 million children migrate from one country to another each year and an estimated 17 million of whom were displaced due to conflict and violence (UNICEF, 2020). In the United States (U.S.), media attention has focused primarily on the tens of thousands...

Trauma and Diversity: The Effects of Racism-Related Stress on Health Among Black Americans – By Sierra Carter, PhD

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 30, 2020 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

In 2019, the American Academy of Pediatrics identified racism as an insidious social determinant of health with chronic and sustained adverse health effects across the lifespan (Trent, Dooley, & Dougé, 2019). There continues to be a growing call for health...

President’s Message – Debra L. Kaysen, PhD, ABPP

by ISTSS Blogs | Jul 30, 2020 | Diversity and Multicultural Issues, StressPoints

The 2020 ISTSS Annual Meeting theme on addressing challenges in meeting the needs of underserved communities, although selected long in advance of the current moment, appears strangely prescient of the moment we are in. As we watch the unfolding impact of the global...