Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a natural disaster like the Los Angeles wildfires, teachers are often a first line of support for children processing trauma ...

Secondary Traumatic Stress is defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, (DSM-5) as a term for the emotional duress suffered by a professional who hears about ...

If you practice family law for any length of time, you are likely at some point to experience secondary trauma. The massive changes our society has undergone, and is still undergoing, have affected ...

It’s been four years since the Virginia Beach mass shooting. For some of the survivors, simply driving near the Virginia Beach Municipal Center can be a traumatic experience. “Driving down Dam Neck ...

Many clients experience trauma, particularly children and families in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems. Secondary trauma, also called vicarious trauma or compassion fatigue, mimics the ...

Tricia Thornton of Tricia Thornton Therapy in Nashville is a licensed professional counselor and registered play therapist. We are surrounded by traumatic events and children are bombarded by images.

Professionals in trauma-heavy fields often describe an intense emotional connection to their work, a dynamic that almost feels addictive. The emotional highs of crisis intervention, paired with a ...

Officers, rape and crisis center employees, and other first responders listen to traumatic stories every day, which can impact their mental health indirectly, experts say. First responders and victim ...