Tag: Trauma
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Colorado legislators pass bill that sponsors say would strengthen sex crime victim protections
A Colorado bill that supporters say would strengthen victim protections and mandate law enforcement training on how trauma can affect survivors of sex crimes and domestic violence is on its way to Gov. Jared Polis’ desk for signing. Senate Bill 26-095 recently passed unanimously in the Senate and was mostly unopposed in the House, where…
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After the trauma of the fires, survivors faced worry over contamination, struggled to find testing
LOS ANGELES — After the Eaton and Palisades fires ripped through Los Angeles County, the vast majority of residents in and around the burn scars were concerned about the hazardous compounds from the smoke and ash lingering in their homes, water and soil, according to a new survey published Tuesday. Yet many felt they lacked…
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2 shootings, 2 states, minutes apart − a trauma psychiatrist explains how exposure to shootings changes all of us
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University (THE CONVERSATION) On Sept. 10, 2025, the nation’s attention was riveted by the fatal shooting of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk on a college campus in Utah. At nearly the exact same time, a…
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Horror and anguish are playing out on repeat following the latest mass shooting – and the mental health scars extend far beyond those directly affected
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Arash Javanbakht, Wayne State University (THE CONVERSATION) Yet another community is stricken with grief in the wake of the horrific shooting at Monterey Park, California, on Jan. 21, 2023, that left 11 people dead and 9 more wounded. Families…
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They witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the trauma
Students who witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination at Utah Valley University are reckoning with trauma and grief
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East High Shooting: How to protect, navigate mental health after trauma
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Another school shooting, this time in Denver’s East High on Wednesday, brings forward the issue of maintaining mental health. This shooting was one incident, but there have been different threats to the schools in Denver Public Schools for a long time, according to Kathi Fanning,…
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Born in Colorado: Crime scene cleanup company helps people suffering trauma
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Jody Knowlton discovered in January her adult daughter had been murdered, she was more than 1,600 miles away at her Virginia home. Leah Carlene Knowlton, 28, had been shot in the head by her…