SIG Spotlight: Moral injury and Systemic Betrayal in the United States ‎ – Amanda J. Khan and Wyatt R. Evans

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

As the world enters the second calendar year of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic, the United States (U.S.) faces another ongoing national issue – racism, marginalization and oppression of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC). While the...

Announcing the Awardees for the Inaugural Journal of Traumatic Stress ‎Editorial Fellowship for Underrepresented Scholars – Patricia K. Kerig, Editor in Chief, Journal of Traumatic Stress

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

In the span of my adult life, the current zeitgeist feels like a brave new world in respect to the far-ranging, harmonized, inspired and inspirational chorus of voices speaking out at all levels of society about systemic racism, disparities and the underrepresentation...

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...