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Monday, February 8, 2010

What is Trauma? Where Can I find Help?



Trauma:

  • Physical trauma, an often serious and body-altering physical injury, such as the removal of a limb
    • Blunt trauma, a type of physical trauma caused by impact or other force applied from or with a blunt object
    • Penetrating trauma, a type of physical trauma in which the skin or tissues are pierced by an object
  • Psychological trauma, an emotional or psychological injury, usually resulting from an extremely stressful or life-threatening situation
  • Post-cult trauma, the intense emotional problems that some members of cults and new religious movements experience upon disaffection and disaffiliation


Links

The following links are provided for information and education purposes only. NCTIC does not expressly endorse any of the listed resources.

Government Agencies and Programs

Center for Mental Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Mental Health Services, National GAINS Center
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Co-Occurring Center for Excellence
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Disaster Technical Assistance Center
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Consumer Supporter Technical Assistance Center
Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Women’s Health Information Center
Office on Women’s Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Office for Victims of Crime
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs
Office on Violence Against Women
U.S. Department of Justice

Organizations with a Trauma Focus

Anna Institute (f/k/a the Anna Foundation)
State Public Systems Coalition on Trauma (listserv managed by the Anna Institute)
University of Connecticut’s Research and Development Corporation - Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET)

Research Publications and Resources Addressing Trauma

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