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November 22, 2023

Why do some people who experience childhood trauma seem unaffected by it?

Childhood trauma can completely alter the trajectory of someone’s life, but for others, it barely affects them at all. After going through trauma, why do some people seem fine?

As July temperatures soared to triple digits, hundreds of homeless people lived on the street outside Phoenix’s largest shelter. Mario Tama/Getty Images

September 13, 2023

Shelters can help homeless people by providing quiet and privacy, not just a bunk and a meal

Natalie Florence, Arizona State University and Heather Ross, Arizona State University

As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and to prioritize mental health and well-being.

Children and youth in care often have complex health and social issues, but they often struggle to access comprehensive health care. (Shutterstock)

November 15, 2022

We know better, so why aren’t we doing better in supporting the health of children and youth in care?

Kristyn Anderson, Dalhousie University; Alyson Holland, Dalhousie University; Jacquie Gahagan, Mount Saint Vincent University; Steven Smith, Saint Mary’s University; Tania Wong, Dalhousie University, and Tonya Grant, Dalhousie University

Children and youth in care are more likely to have experienced trauma that can affect future health. A comprehensive, trauma-informed health strategy for these children and youth is long overdue.

Trauma-informed care ensures that both patients and staff feel supported in their care decisions. Owen Franken/Corbis Documentary via Getty Images

August 17, 2021

Nursing home residents and staff are traumatized from the pandemic - collaborative care can help with recovery

Nancy Kusmaul, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

COVID-19 hit long-term care facilities hard. Addressing the trauma that residents and staff endured is key to regaining trust in a space that may no longer feel safe.

Survivors of childhood trauma often struggle to clearly describe current health issues to health-care providers, and may not get the help they need. (Shutterstock)

July 6, 2021

Good storytellers get better health care — but childhood trauma confuses the narrative

Robert Maunder, University of Toronto and Jon Hunter, University of Toronto

Adults who experienced trauma in childhood may get poor medical care because they have trouble telling a clear story about their health.

Honduran migrant Elizabeth Umanzor hugs her six-year-old daughter Gina outside the tent where their family of five is sleeping at an sports complex sheltering more than 5,000 Central American migrants in Tijuana, Mexico, Nov. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

December 2, 2018

How to develop the mental health care that refugees really need

Lloy Wylie, Western University

Research shows that when refugees arrive in Canada they find a health system that is ill-equipped to meet their complex social and psychological needs.

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