ISTSS Briefing Papers
Traumatic stress is a public health issue that warrants research, practice and policy at all levels from community clinics to national and international governing agencies. To help frame and promote traumatic stress as a public health issue to colleagues, policymakers and the general public, ISTSS authors papers on trauma-related topics. By promoting public awareness and informing public policy on trauma-related issues, ISTSS hopes to contribute to the health and resilience of people and communities in the face of traumatic events.
Improving Access in LMICs
Global Climate Change and Trauma
Global Perspectives on the Trauma of Hate-Based Violence
There is an urgent need to understand and respond to the health needs of survivors of hate-based violence. Manifestations of prejudice and hate occur all over the world. Hate-based violence is defined as violence against a person that is motivated by bias and prejudice against the person’s perceived group membership (Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2013; Green, McFalls, & Smith, 2001; Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, 2010).
Sexual Assault and Harassment
Trauma and Mental Health in Forcibly Displaced Populations
White Paper: A Public Health Approach to Trauma