On Nights Like This, for Survivors
On Nights Like This is an anthology of comics by survivors of sexual abuse, domestic violence, assault, or related trauma. Our goal is to create a volume of high-quality art and writing and in the...
View ArticlePreventing and Reporting Child Abuse: The Questions Raised by the Penn State...
Last week, a Pennsylvania Grand Jury indicted former Penn State defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky for sexually abusing eight boys over the course of a 15-year period. The indictment also charged two...
View ArticleUnderstanding New Research and Treatment: Helping Children and Teens With...
The Anxiety Disorders Association of America is hosting an educational program that we think would be of great interest to parents. If you’d like to distribute flyers, please let us know the amount....
View ArticlePTSD genes identified by UCLA study
Published: Monday, April 2, 2012 – 12:33 in Health & Medicine Why do some persons succumb to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) while others who suffered the same ordeal do not? A new UCLA study...
View ArticleShooting Disaster Resources
Disaster Distress Helpline Handout for survivors from the National Center for PTSD Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting Managing your distress in the aftermath of a...
View ArticleRisking Connection and Toolwire Press Release
March 25, 2013 Toolwire and the Sidran Institute today announced the launch of the Risking Connection® LearnScapes, a series of interactive online learning simulations created to help improve the way...
View ArticleRisking Connection Training Now Online!
Taking a 20 hour training course and compressing it to… about four hours? Well, not quite… some of that’s up to you. How much you engage, what you do with it. We know what it takes to learn Risking...
View ArticleCast Your Vote for a Global Initiative Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect
Dear friends and colleagues, Please view our two-minute video and cast your vote in support of a grant application to Grand Challenges Canada. The project is “I-CAN: International approach to Child...
View ArticlePTSD Research: Distinct Gene Activity Patterns from Childhood Abuse
Woodruff Health Sciences Center | April 30, 2013 Abuse during childhood is different. A study of adult civilians with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) has shown that individuals with a history of...
View ArticleToolwire and Sidran Institute Develop Simulations for Trauma-Informed Care
Toolwire has announced a partnership with the Sidran Institute to develop online courses using Toolwire Learnscape immersive learning simulations to help mental health and social services professionals...
View ArticleRisking Connection Training in Honolulu, Hawaii
Ready to dip your toe in the water of Trauma-Informed Care? Already in the water but feeling unmoored? In over your head? Need an excuse visit to Hawaii in March? Join us in Honolulu for a 16-Hour...
View ArticleRisking Connection stresses relationship building
Winona Whitaker April 4, 2018 OTTUMWA — American Home Finding Association is celebrating its implementation of a system that will build relationships with and repair the brain functions of...
View ArticleRisking Connection stresses relationship building
OTTUMWA — American Home Finding Association is celebrating its implementation of a system that will build relationships with and repair the brain functions of traumatized children. “Kids who have been...
View ArticleActive Shooter Drills in Schools Do More Harm Than Good.
The drills reinforce that life-threatening disaster is inevitable (in the place they spend the most time outside of home). Is it any wonder so many kids have anxiety disorders? Michael Maguire from...
View ArticleCoverage of Mass Killings is Bad for Mental Health
Nsikan Akpan of PBS News Hours writes a probing article on the news coverage of mass killings. He posits that people not only develop symptoms of post-traumatic stress, but also become more likely to...
View ArticleSurvivor Moms’ Companion – Early Adopters’ Training Starting Fall 2019
Sidran Institute and the University of Michigan bring help for new Moms coping with trauma with Survivor Moms’ Companion training program! Early adopters’ training is starting in Fall 2019. Survivor...
View ArticleWelcome to Our New Website
This day marks the inauguration of our newly refreshed website. Our new website brings a modern, user-friendly interface for our users. Resources are easier to find and our store experience is...
View ArticleNot Just For Soldiers: Civilians With PTSD Struggle To Find Effective Therapy
May 20, 2019 | National Public Radio | By Caroline Covington Lauren Walls had lived with panic attacks, nightmares and flashbacks for years. The 26-year-old San Antonio teacher sought help from a...
View ArticleThe long-term physical-psychiatric effects of childhood trauma
May 20, 2019 | American Psychiatric Association | Exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with both psychiatric and physical problems for decades afterward, according to new research presented...
View ArticleAs Suicides Rise, Insurers Find Ways to Deny Mental Health Coverage
Red tape and a lack of in-network providers frustrate those seeking treatment. May 16, 2019 | By Cynthia Koons and John Tozzi | Bloomberg Businessweek The U.S. is in the midst of a mental health...
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