As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the globe, the term “collective trauma” has been used to describe the impact that this worldwide crisis has had on millions. Yet the term can feel elusive and ...

Now over two weeks on from the attack on Bondi Beach, for many, the feelings of terror and overwhelm have yet to subside.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been reported in terms of fatalities, hospitalizations, infections and lingering ailments. The U.S. has lost more than a million lives. The global count is at 6 ...

According to recent reports from MSNBC and the American Psychological Association, Americans are grappling with collective ...

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Kai Erikson, who has died aged 94, was an authority on the sociology of disaster; christened “Professor Catastrophe of ...

Carlil Pittman knows trauma firsthand. As the co-founder of the Chicago-based youth organization GoodKidsMadCity-Englewood, he grieved the loss of Delmonte Johnson, a young community activist, more ...

If you’re wondering what’s next for a region ravaged by wildfires, consider this possible future: Much of Los Angeles County and surrounding areas is about to need therapy. If not immediately, then ...

NPR's Eric Deggans speaks with psychologist Manuel Zamarripa, Ph.D, on the collective and secondary trauma felt after events like mass shootings and ways to manage those feelings. Recent mass ...

A group read prayers before throwing a small piece of bread into the sea as part of the Tashlich religious ritual, where the sins are cast away at the start of the New Year, on October 03, 2024 in Tel ...

Israelis are grappling with rising trauma symptoms in the wake of prolonged war, while mental health services remain ...