Adverse outcomes post-trauma are most likely experienced by those who’re isolated, blamed for their own misfortune, or displaced or disconnected from their family or community
Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks players and spectators stand for a moment of silence for Adam Johnson, before an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Oct. 31, 2023.
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Hockey culture’s tendency to prefer attributes like mental toughness over emotional vulnerability can damage athletes when they’re confronted with traumatic events. This needs to change.
Dougal Sutherland, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
Two years ago an inquiry called for major reform of New Zealand’s mental health services, but since then, things got worse rather than better.
Demands on nurses for such things as electronic record keeping take time away from patients. They can also lead to resource deprivation trauma.
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COVID-19 is traumatizing nurses. Yet nurses have suffered trauma for decades, often due to insufficient resources, and changes within the field have been slow.