DESCRIPTION: AN ARTICLE ABOUT HOW GBV PRACTITIONERS AND RESEARCHERS CAN BE TRAUMA-TRAINED Every case of sexual harm is also a case of trauma. Furthermore, every case of sexual harm brings with it the possibility of experiencing additional harm because: Trauma is not the experience of violence, but the experience of an individual’s prolonged response to …
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DESCRIPTION: AN ARTICLE THAT EXPLAINS WHAT TRAUMA IS AND WHY TRAUMA-INFORMED THERAPY IS REQUIRED Conventional interventions against sexual violence focus significantly on after-the-fact intervention. At Indian universities, this may look like one workshop to identify harassment, another to identify places to report harassment, and yet another to seek help. When primary institutions and communities work …
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Many of us will undergo some kind of trauma during our lifetime. Sometimes, we escape with no long-term effects. However, for millions of people trauma lingers. These people may experience intrusive thoughts of anger, shame and guilt, negative reminders through flashbacks and nightmares, and reactive symptoms such as dissociation and insomnia. In this video, Joelle …
